Capsule 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech in authentic context for TOEFL, IELTS & GRE students
/ˈkæp.sjuːl/ (noun & verb)
a small container of medicine that you swallow or take, pill, tablet, lozenge, pastille – cover, seal, tab, case, shell – a component of a spaceship where the astronauts stay
If hemoglobin runs short, it becomes impossible moreover, to take in oxygen. Since the inside of the oxygen capsule is kept at 1.1-1.3 atmospheres higher than the usual atmospheric pressure (1 atmosphere), the increase in the amount of dissolved type oxygen in blood is promoted. (Pressure of 1.3 atmospheres of an oxygen capsule is made comparable as the pressure of amniotic fluid in case an embryo is in the belly, and is safe)
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Verb: capsulate
Adjective: capsulate
