CAPTAN

Meaning of CAPTAN in English

Pronunciation: ' kap- ˌ tan

Function: noun

Etymology: short for mercaptan

Date: 1952

: a fungicide C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S used on agricultural crops

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CAPTAN — noun Etymology: short for mer~ Date: 1952 a fungicide C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S used on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAPTAN — ˈkapˌtan noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps short for mercaptan : a fungicide C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAPTAN — /kap"tan, -teuhn/ , n. a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAPTAN — noun Etymology: short for mercaptan Date: 1952 : a fungicide C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAPTAN — [cap.tan] n [short for mercaptan] (1952): a fungicide used on agricultural crops
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