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antifoam

antifoam noun: any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.

Noun

antifoam (plural antifoams)

  1. Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.

Forms of antifoam

pluralantifoams

Origin of antifoam

From anti- + foam.

Questions about antifoam

What does antifoam mean?
Antifoam means any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
What part of speech is antifoam?
Antifoam is a noun.
What is the plural of antifoam?
The plural of antifoam is antifoams.

Words near antifoam in the dictionary

  1. antifluorite
  2. antifluorites
  3. antifluxon
  4. antifluxons
  5. antifly
  6. antifoam
  7. antifoamer
  8. antifoamers
  9. antifoaming
  10. antifoams
  11. antifog

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