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Spansule definition

Span·sule (spanso̵ol, -syo̵ol)

a medicinal capsule containing many tiny beads of medicine that dissolve at spaced intervals for long-acting medication

Etymology: span + (cap)sule

noun

such a capsule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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