The Clue
Swallowable medicine units (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CAPSULES
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Notes
The answer CAPSULES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
CAPSULE as a noun:
1. a small container
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. (condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule) = a shortened version of a written work
5. a structure that encloses a body part
6. (space capsule, capsule) = a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. (ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule) = a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
CAPSULE as a verb:
1. (capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise) = enclose in a capsule
2. (encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise) = put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"