ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Captan

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkæpˌtæn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Captan is a noun meaning A particular phthalimide fungicide.

Meaning

A particular phthalimide fungicide.

More Meanings

  1. (organic chemistry) Ethyl mercaptan.

Example Sentences

Control can be achieved by dusting or slurry-treating the seed wheat with one of a number of fungicides that are available. Those recommended are all non-mercurials and include formulations based on captan, benquinox, and methyl arsenic sulphide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include captain, captafol, carpropamid, furophanate, carbamorph, thiophanate.

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