Caplet

/ˈkæp.lət/ noun

A small tablet-shaped like a capsule or pill, often easier to swallow than a regular tablet.

Blend of 'capsule' and 'tablet' created in the 1960s by pharmaceutical companies seeking a marketing term for elongated tablets that resembled capsules but were actually solid tablets.

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