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Caps: Yearly and/or life-of-loan limitations on the amount of variation allowed when adjusting interest on variable-rate loans.

Rally Caps: A term for a superstitious practice among players and fans alike that turn their caps inside out and/or backwards in a close game in the hopes of getting their team hitting.

Capsid: The protein shell of a free virus particle. This definition is from the Glossary at the UCMP site at http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss4cell.html

Shepherds purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris): Lowers blood pressure, reduces heavy menstrual flow (menorrhagia), reduces the incidence of hemorrhage in childbirth, heals urinary tract irritation and clears blood from the urine, stimulat . . . View Full Definition

Cayenne (Capsicum annum): A blood purifier, lowers blood cholesterol levels, helps reduce blood pressure, improves circulation and respiration.

Capsule: 1. Structure produced around certain bacteria; 2. Structure produced by the bryophyte sporophyte that contains spores produced by meiosis.

Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Caps): Goldman Sachs index of the 100 convertibles of greatest institutional importance. Weighted by issue size, it measures the performance of its components against that of their underlying commo . . . View Full Definition

Encapsulated Winding: A motor which has its winding structure completely coated with an insulating resin (such as epoxy). This construction type is designed for exposure to more severe atmospheric conditions than . . . View Full Definition

Encapsulation: The physical separation of different subtasks, e.g., into separate classes, source code files or modules.

Marketing Assistance Loans: Nonrecourse loans made available to producers of wheat, feed grains, upland and ELS cotton, rice, soybeans, and minor oilseeds under the Agricultural Market Transition Act provisions in the . . . View Full Definition