| CAFTAN | • caftan n. Alternative spelling of kaftan. • CAFTAN n. (Turkish) a full-length tunic, also KAFTAN. |
| CAPTAN | • captan n. A particular phthalimide fungicide. • captan n. (Chemistry) Ethyl mercaptan. • CAPTAN n. a type of agricultural fungicide produced from mercaptan. |
| COLTAN | • coltan n. (Mineralogy) A metallic ore, (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. • COLTAN n. a metallic ore of columbite and tantalite, found in the Congo. |
| KAFTAN | • kaftan n. A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. • kaftan n. A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. • KAFTAN n. (Turkish) a kind of tunic, also CAFTAN. |
| KIRTAN | • kirtan n. A call-and-response chant performed in India’s devotional traditions. • KIRTAN n. (Sanskrit) devotional singing, usually accompanied by musical instruments. |
| MONTAN | • MONTAN adj. as in montan wax, a hard wax obtained from peat and lignites. |
| MOUTAN | • moutan n. The Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, a shrub with large flowers of various colours. • MOUTAN n. (Chinese) the Chinese tree peony, a shrub with large flowers of various colors. |
| PARTAN | • partan n. (UK, dialect) An edible British crab. • PARTAN n. (Gaelic) a kind of edible crab. |
| PLATAN | • platan n. (Now rare, literary) A planetree. • PLATAN n. the plane tree, also PLATANE. |
| PULTAN | • pultan n. Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”). • PULTAN n. (Hindi) an Indian regiment, also PULTUN, PULTON, PULTOON. |
| RATTAN | • rattan n. Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. • rattan n. (Uncountable) The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. • rattan n. (By extension) A cane made from this material. |
| ROTTAN | • ROTTAN n. (dialect) a rat, also RATTON, ROTTEN. |
| SEITAN | • seitan n. Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food. • SEITAN n. (Japanese) a food made from wheat gluten, also SEITEN. |
| SEXTAN | • sextan adj. (Obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day. • sextan n. (Obsolete, medicine) A fever that recurs every sixth day. • SEXTAN n. a recurrent malarial fever. |
| SULTAN | • sultan n. (Historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind… • sultan n. A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen)… • sultan n. (Card games, uncountable) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards. |
| SUNTAN | • suntan n. In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light. • suntan v. To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light. • suntan v. To attempt to obtain a suntan. |
| SYNTAN | • syntan n. A synthetic tannin. • SYNTAN n. a synthetic tanning agent. |
| TARTAN | • tartan n. A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles… • tartan n. The pattern associated with such material. • tartan n. An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general. |