Usually means: Enclosing substances in tiny capsules.
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  1. microencapsulation: Merriam-Webster
  2. microencapsulation: Wordnik
  3. microencapsulation: Wiktionary
  4. microencapsulation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. microencapsulation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. microencapsulation: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. microencapsulation: Dictionary.com
  8. Microencapsulation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. microencapsulation: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. microencapsulation: Encyclopedia

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  1. microencapsulation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. microencapsulation: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (microencapsulation)

noun:  (chemistry) A process in which tiny capsules of one substance are embedded in another so as to be released when force is applied
noun:  The encapsulation of small pieces of hazardous waste

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