英语释义
1. a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet Note: The name Caplets was formerly a U.S. registered trademark.
2. a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet
After Tylenol capsules were twice contaminated with cyanide, … the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company phased out capsules entirely, replacing them with either capsule-shaped tablets known as caplets or gelatin-covered tablets, known as gelcaps, that look like capsules.
— Malcolm Gladwell, The Washington Post, 6 Mar. 1991