Definition of Captan

1. Noun. A particular phthalimide fungicide. ¹

2. Noun. ethyl mercaptan ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Captan

1. a fungicide [n -S] - See also: fungicide

Medical Definition of Captan

1. An industrial fungicide. Pharmacological action: fungicides, industrial. Chemical name: 1H-Isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-2-((trichloromethyl)thio)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captan

captaincies
captaincy
captaine
captained
captaining
captainless
captainlike
captainly
captainries
captainry
captains
captains general
captains of industry
captainship
captainships
captan (current term)
captans
captation
captations
captative
captayne
captayneship
caption
captioned
captioner
captioners
captioning
captionless
captions
captious

Literary usage of Captan

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1. The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois Containing a History of the by H. F. Kett & Co (1878)
"Here they were kept about three months, were treated kindly by their captan, and at the end of that time, were met by a band of Frenchmen, ..."

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