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Meaning of captan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkæpˌtæn

Definitions

  1. A particular phthalimide fungicide.
    uncountable
  2. Ethyl mercaptan.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi kaptaani

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

captation captative CAPTCHA captee capting Caption

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