decap (English, verb)
expansion: decap (third-person singular simple present decaps, present participle decapping, simple past and past participle decapped)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: To remove a cap.
To enzymatically remove a cap from mRNA.
glosses: To remove a cap.
To remove the epoxy from an integrated circuit.
qualifier: hardware
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: To remove a cap.
To cause an armor-piercing shell to lose its hardened cap, degrading its ability to penetrate armor.
glosses: To remove a cap.
To remove an upper limit.
glosses: To change an uppercase letter to lowercase; to decapitalize.
Forms:
form: decaps
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: decapping
tags: participle
present
form: decapped
tags: participle
past
form: decapped
tags: past