captan

[ kap-tan, -tuhn ]

/ ˈkæp tæn, -tən /

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noun

a powder, C9H8Cl3NO2S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

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Origin of captan

First recorded in 1950–55; shortening of mercaptan

Words nearby captan

captain's chair, Captains Courageous, captainship, captain's mast, captains of industry, captan, CAPTCHA, caption, captious, captivate, captivating

How to use captan in a sentence

Den it off my stomach, de captan say, and dis child heerd him.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
De captan said he take de money to dis yer branker, and den hab no more trouble wid it.
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