microencapsulation
noun
microencapsulation is spelled M-I-C-R-O-E-N-C-A-P-S-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microencapsulation means “A process in which tiny capsules of one substance are embedded in another so as to be released when force is applied” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microencapsulation is microencapsulations.
How many letters and syllables are in microencapsulation?
| Letters | 18: M-I-C-R-O-E-N-C-A-P-S-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is microencapsulation?
Microencapsulation appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of microencapsulation
- microencapsulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microencapsulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A process in which tiny capsules of one substance are embedded in another so as to be released when force is applied
- 2
The encapsulation of small pieces of hazardous waste
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microencapsulation come from?
From micro- + encapsulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).