Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A pill that consists of medication coated with gelatin.

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  • noun a pill where the medicine is held inside gelatin capsules

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[gel(atine) cap(sule).]

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clipping of gelatin + capsule

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