capsaicin | (noun) colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno | - |
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capsicum | (noun) any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers | Synonyms: capsicum pepper plant, pepper |
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capsid | (noun) the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus | - |
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(noun) a variety of leaf bug | Synonyms: mirid, mirid bug |
capsize | (verb) overturn accidentally | Synonyms: turn turtle, turtle |
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capsizing | (noun) (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water | - |
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capstan | (noun) a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails | - |
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capstone | (noun) a stone that forms the top of wall or building | Synonyms: copestone, coping stone, stretcher |
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(noun) a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination | Synonyms: copestone, finishing touch |
capsular | (adjective) of or relating to a capsule | - |
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(adjective) resembling a capsule | - |
capsulate | (adjective) used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulated |
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(verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsule, capsulise, capsulize |
capsulated | (adjective) used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate |
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capsule | (noun) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | - |
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(noun) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space | Synonyms: space capsule |
(noun) a small container | - |
(noun) a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute | Synonyms: ejection seat, ejector seat |
(noun) a structure that encloses a body part | - |
(noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, condensation |
(noun) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses | - |
(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate |
(verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsulise, capsulize |
capsulise | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsule, capsulize, encapsulate |
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(verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsule, capsulize |
capsulize | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsule, capsulise, encapsulate |
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(verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsule, capsulise |