Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, sometimes microscopic capsule designed to release its contents when broken by pressure, dissolved, or melted.
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- noun A very small
capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed)
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Examples
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What makes this microencapsulated formulation more dangerous to bees than the technical material is the very technology of the "time release" microcapsule.
Honeybees in Danger 2009
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"The pigment is homogenously dispersed in the capsule to get the right color," said the microcapsule developer, Edith Mathiowitz, a professor of medical science and engineering at Brown University in Providence, R.I.
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The first clip shows the trailing "ants," wherein the particle secretions of one microcapsule group are delayed until another group passes by and activates it.
innovations-report 2010
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* The microcapsule of this electronic ink display is "Vizplex ™ Imaging Film" by E-Ink Corporation.
Akihabara News Emine 2010
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Like the Skiff product, LG's e-paper utilizes an ultra-thin metal foil/electronic ink microcapsule display.
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The "signaling" cell secretes nanoparticles known as agonists that prompt the second "target" microcapsule to emit nanoparticles known as antagonists.
innovations-report 2010
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When a negative electric field is applied, the white particles move to the top of the microcapsule to become visible to the reader.
EFYTIMES.COM - by EFY NEWSNETWORK TEAM mailto:efynm1@efyindia.com 2010
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In one incarnation, each microcapsule contains positively charged white particles and negatively charged black particles suspended in a clear fluid.
EFYTIMES.COM - by EFY NEWSNETWORK TEAM mailto:efynm1@efyindia.com 2010
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In one incarnation, each microcapsule contains positively charged white particles and negatively charged black particles suspended in a clear fluid.
EFYTIMES.COM - by EFY NEWSNETWORK TEAM mailto:efynm1@efyindia.com 2010
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When a negative electric field is applied, the white particles move to the top of the microcapsule to become visible to the reader.
EFYTIMES.COM - by EFY NEWSNETWORK TEAM mailto:efynm1@efyindia.com 2010
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