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Meaning of acapsular in English:

acapsular

Pronunciation /eɪˈkapsjʊlə/

adjective

Microbiology

  • Especially of a bacterium or yeast: lacking a capsule.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From a- + capsular, perhaps after scientific Latin acapsularis.