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captan

/ˈkæpˌtæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
cap-tan
IPA
/ˈkæpˌtæn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular phthalimide fungicide.

Uncountable

noun

Ethyl mercaptan.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Homonyms

captain (one pronunciation)

Questions

How do you pronounce captan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæpˌtæn/.
What does captan mean?
A particular phthalimide fungicide.

How to pronounce captan

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