Answer: capsules

AnswerCrossword Clue
CAPSULESTablets' alternative
CAPSULESSpaceman's flight compartments.
CAPSULESSome spacecraft
CAPSULESSplashdown recoveries
CAPSULESSwallowable medicine units
CAPSULESJust what the doctor ordered, maybe
capsulesA small case or container, esp. a round or cylindrical one
capsulesA small, soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole
capsules(of a piece of writing) Shortened but retaining the essence of the original; condensed
capsulesA top or cover for a bottle, esp. the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle
capsulesA dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod
capsulesA tough sheath or membrane that encloses something in the body, such as a kidney, a lens, or a synovial joint
capsulesA gelatinous layer forming the outer surface of some bacterial cells
capsulesThe spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk