a white powder, C9H8Cl3NO2S, used as a fungicide on fruits, flowers, etc.
captan in American English
(ˈkæptæn, -tən)
noun
a powder, C9H8Cl3NO2S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers
Word origin
[1950–55; shortening of mercaptan]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, allograph, conflict of interest, hot line, point-of-sale
Examples of 'captan' in a sentence
captan
In this research, toxicity of captan on fingerling grass carps (3-5 g) was studied.
Mehdi Mohammadalikhani, Soheil Lameeihassankiadeh, Saltanat Najjar Lashgari, FirouzAbbasian 2017, 'Acute Toxicity of Captan on Blood Factors Total Immunoglobulin, Liver, and Gill Tissuesof Fingerling Grass Carps: Ctenopharyngodon idella', Journal of Chemical Health Riskshttp://jchr.org/index.php/JCHR/article/view/727. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, metalaxyl and captan were less efficient.
Wilmar Cório da Luz, Luiz Ricardo Pereira 1998, 'Tratamento de sementes com fungicidas relacionado com o controle de patógenos e rendimentode milho Seed treatment with fungicides related to the control of pathogens and cornyield', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781998000400001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The components analised were: methamidophos, chlorpyrifos, captan, chlorothalonil,endosulfan, lambda-cyhalothrin and copper oxychloride.
Leslie Maria Segura Zavatti, Rosângela Blotta Abakerli 1999, 'Resíduos de agrotóxicos em frutos de tomate Pesticide residues in tomato fruits',Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X1999000300020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Besides, captan decreased significantly the total immunoglobulin and white blood cell counts, except for monocytes and neutrophils.
Mehdi Mohammadalikhani, Soheil Lameeihassankiadeh, Saltanat Najjar Lashgari, FirouzAbbasian 2017, 'Acute Toxicity of Captan on Blood Factors Total Immunoglobulin, Liver, and Gill Tissuesof Fingerling Grass Carps: Ctenopharyngodon idella', Journal of Chemical Health Riskshttp://jchr.org/index.php/JCHR/article/view/727. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The majority of fungicides, including captan, used in gardens and farms are washed into the aquatic environments.
Mehdi Mohammadalikhani, Soheil Lameeihassankiadeh, Saltanat Najjar Lashgari, FirouzAbbasian 2017, 'Acute Toxicity of Captan on Blood Factors Total Immunoglobulin, Liver, and Gill Tissuesof Fingerling Grass Carps: Ctenopharyngodon idella', Journal of Chemical Health Riskshttp://jchr.org/index.php/JCHR/article/view/727. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oxidation was observed in m-chlorophenol, 2,4 di-chlorophenol, 2,4,6 tri-chlorophenol, captan, atrazineand thiodicarb, except malathion, which showed no activity.
Reena, Purnima Dhall, Rita Kumar, Anil Kumar 2014, 'Validation of computationally predicted substrates for laccase', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000500803&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)