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caps.

caps. is the abbreviation of capsule.

Meaning of capsule

Noun

capsule (plural capsules)

  1. A membranous envelope.
  2. A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
  3. A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
    • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5
  4. A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
  5. A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
  6. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.

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Questions about caps.

What is caps. the abbreviation of?
Caps. is the abbreviation of capsule.

Words near caps. in the dictionary

  1. caps of maintenance
  2. caps off
  3. caps on
  4. caps up
  5. caps-locked
  6. caps.
  7. capsaicin
  8. capsaicinoid
  9. capsaicinoids
  10. capsaicins
  11. capsanthin

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