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cap⋅tan

[kap-tan, -tuhn]
–noun
a powder, C9H8Cl3NO2S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

Origin:
1950–55; shortening of mercaptan
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cap·tan   (kāp'tən, -tān')   
n.  A white solid agricultural fungicide, C9H8O2NSCl3.

[Short for mercaptan.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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