(n.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "encapsulation" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/encapsulation/definitions/2002946> |