Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To enclose in microcapsules.
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- verb transitive To
embed by means ofmicroencapsulation .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hollowed-out pollen spores could be used to microencapsulate EPA omega-3 and make it more bioavailable, new research from the University of Hull suggests.
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Other experiments survived the crash, including an ITA effort to microencapsulate, or coat, tiny particles of cancer drugs.
SPACE.com 2009
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Randy Strong, a researcher with the Health Science Center's Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology, devised a way to microencapsulate the compound to feed the mice.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2009
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Randy Strong, a researcher with the Health Science Center's Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology, devised a way to microencapsulate the compound to feed the mice.
Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2009
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Randy Strong, a researcher with the Health Science Center's Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology, devised a way to microencapsulate the compound to feed the mice.
Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2009
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Randy Strong, a researcher with the Health Science Center's Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology, devised a way to microencapsulate the compound to feed the mice.
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2009
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