decap

Definitions

1. To remove a cap.
2. To enzymatically remove a cap from mRNA.
3. To remove the epoxy from an integrated circuit.
4. To cause an armor-piercing shell to lose its hardened cap, degrading its ability to penetrate armor.
5. To remove an upper limit.
6. To change an uppercase letter to lowercase; to decapitalize.

Examples

“Late one night in 1992, in Sudan's desiccated capital of Khartoum—the famous confluence of the Blue and White Nile Rivers, from where they blend together and flow⟳ deeply north, toward Egypt—an old Englishman broke Islamic law and decapped a bottle of Johnny Walker Red.”

“In October 1985 ARDC successfully decapped the AIF and was operating under the RDTE appropriation .”

“During 1995 the mark⟳ up on borrowed capital was around 17.5% which was decapped, consequently the banks started charging mark⟳ up rate as high as 24%.”

“In English this pronoun is always written with a capital letter, while "you", the second person singular, which in Russian out of courtesy we spell⟳ with a capital, is decapped in English.”

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