- microencapsulate
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transitive verb
Date: 1963
to enclose in a microcapsule <microencapsulated aspirin> • microencapsulation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
microencapsulate
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microencapsulate — mi·cro·en·cap·su·late (mī krō ĕn kăpʹsə lāt ) tr.v. mi·cro·en·cap·su·lat·ed, mi·cro·en·cap·su·lat·ing, mi·cro·en·cap·su·lates To enclose in microcapsules. mi cro·en·cap su·laʹtion n. * * * … Universalium
microencapsulate — verb To embed by means of microencapsulation … Wiktionary
microencapsulate — mi·cro·en·cap·su·late in kap sə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing to enclose in a microcapsule <microencapsulated aspirin> mi·cro·en·cap·su·la·tion in .kap sə lā shən n … Medical dictionary
microencapsulate — mi·cro·encapsulate … English syllables
microencapsulate — … Useful english dictionary
microencapsulation — noun see microencapsulate … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharmaceutical industry — Producers of pharmaceuticals, substances used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the modification of organic functions. The earliest records of medicinal plants and minerals are those of the ancient Chinese, Hindu, and… … Universalium
microencapsulation — ☆ microencapsulation [mī΄krōen kap΄sə lā′shən ] n. a process in which tiny particles or droplets of a substance are separately encapsulated for controlled release: used to prolong the action of drugs, solidify liquids, etc. microencapsulate vt.… … English World dictionary
microencapsulation — noun see microencapsulate … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|en|cap|su|late — «MY kroh ehn KAP suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to enclose (something small) in a microcapsule: »Attempts…are being made to microencapsulate enzymes for therapy (New Scientist and Science Journal) … Useful english dictionary
