: a capsule-shaped tablet coated with gelatin for easy swallowing
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These capsules are similar to gelcap pills and deliver enormous amounts of THC in a small package.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Avodart is taken by mouth as a gelcap at a daily 0.5-mg dose.
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
The general rules for Aleve dosage are: Take one tablet, caplet, gelcap or liquid gel every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Avodart is taken by mouth as a gelcap at a daily 0.5-mg dose.
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
The general rules for Aleve dosage are: Take one tablet, caplet, gelcap or liquid gel every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Gelcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelcap. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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gelcap
noun
gel·cap
ˈjel-ˌkap 
: a capsule-shaped tablet coated with gelatin for easy swallowing
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