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antifouling

antifouling adjective: that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.

Adjective

antifouling (not comparable)

  1. That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.

Noun

antifouling (plural antifoulings)

  1. Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
    • These antifoulings release the biocides by a hydrolysis or ion exchange reaction of an acrylic polymer with seawater.2002, Institute of Marine Engineers, Marine Engineers Review

antifouling meaning in Tamil

antifouling in Tamil

கப்பலடிப்புறம் காப்பதற்குரிய

Forms of antifouling

pluralantifoulings

Origin of antifouling

From anti- + fouling.

Questions about antifouling

What does antifouling mean?
Antifouling means that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
What is antifouling in Tamil?
Antifouling in Tamil is கப்பலடிப்புறம் காப்பதற்குரிய. See Antifouling meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antifouling?
Antifouling can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antifouling in the dictionary

  1. antifoulant
  2. antifoulants
  3. antifouled
  4. antifouler
  5. antifoulers
  6. antifouling
  7. antifoulings
  8. antifouls
  9. antifoundational
  10. antifoundationalism
  11. antifoundationalist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antifouling (page history and authors); antifouling (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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