Definition of "captan" []

• A white solid agricultural fungicide, C9H8O2NSCl3. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Roy Scheider - actor - star of Jaws and other films his later career included the captan of the Seaquest"
• "August 26, 2008 at 8:08 am kitteh nawt likez been called “dumb” & iz uzin file 2 sharpen himz sharpy-pointy bitz eben moar be4 launchin himzsef atz mr. captan weiner fer 2 debate dat remarkz."
• "Synthetic chemical pesticides are manufactured chemical compounds, such as dichlorodiphenyltri-chloroethane (DDT), malathion, or captan usually specifically created for pest or pathogen control."