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encapsulated

adjective

Definition of ENCAPSULATED

1
:  surrounded by a gelatinous or membranous envelope <encapsulated water bacteria>
2
:  condensed
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First Known Use of ENCAPSULATED

1894

Rhymes with ENCAPSULATED

affiliated, articulated, coordinated, decaffeinated, incorporated, inebriated, interrelated, intoxicated, opinionated, premeditated, sophisticated, uncalculated, uncelebrated, uncomplicated, underinflated, unmediated, unmitigated, unsaturated, unsegregated
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encapsulated

adjective en·cap·su·lat·ed

Medical Definition of ENCAPSULATED

:  surrounded by a gelatinous or membranous envelope <an encapsulated drug> <encapsulated bacteria>

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  1. encapsulated
  2. encapsulate
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