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cap

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Main Entry: 1cap
Pronunciation: primarystresskap
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
1 : a natural cover or top: as a : PILEUS b : PATELLA : KNEECAP
2 : something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end (as of a tooth)
3 British : CERVICAL CAP
4 : a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule <the cell surface receptors were redistributed into caps>
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