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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of decap form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Describing nucleic acid molecules from which a cap has been removed
2. 2
   Decapitalized.

   "The Department of State, it seems to me, should not be half-decapped by writing it “State department,” […]"

Example

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"The Department of State, it seems to me, should not be half-decapped by writing it “State department,” […]"

Related phrases

nucleic acid

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