encapsulation
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- noun
- /ˌɛnkæpˈsuleɪʃən/
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encapsulación
- MEDISA: Flamel Technologies in Venissieux, France, has developed this nano-encapsulation technology to deliver native protein drugs.
- perfect encapsulation
- encapsulation process
- encapsulation model
We need really high quality, flexible encapsulation material.
- We need really high quality, flexible encapsulation material.
- And so in the micro encapsulation now, we wanted it to be able to drop into the soil and be part of that.
Examples
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We need really high quality, flexible encapsulation material.
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All planning and encapsulation capabilities are available and operational in the context of the full design hierarchy.
Academic text (1996) -
Two features that enhance modularity are encapsulation and data abstraction.
Academic text (1992) -
Meanwhile, encapsulation within the colonial system made Fijian men subordinate to European officials.
Academic text (1992) -
ERRC has a dairy pilot plant that includes facilities for milk processing, cheese making, encapsulation and extrusion, and spray drying.
Academic text (2000) -
The scientist described the process of encapsulation that protects the fragile contents of the capsules.
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In pharmaceutical development, encapsulation is crucial for ensuring the stability of active ingredients.
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The new packaging uses encapsulation technology to preserve the freshness of the food inside.
Synonyms
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Material used to hold and protect products during storage or transport
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Putting items into boxes to protect them during shipping or moving
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Putting things into boxes to store or send them
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Closing off an area by surrounding it with a fence or barrier
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A cover that surrounds and protects something
Putting something inside or around another thing to protect it
Filling and sealing food or other goods into small flexible bags
An act of wrapping something closely so it is covered
Wrapping something in cloth or a blanket to protect it
Antonyms
How Enclosed
Surface Forms
Morphology
encapsulation = encapsulate (transparent) = en + capsule + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'encapsulate' using the productive suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
Encapsulation comes from the prefix en- meaning 'in' and capsule, from a Latin word for 'box'. Think of putting something into a small box: to encapsulate is to put it 'in a container', so encapsulation is the act of enclosing something inside a capsule or case.