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biofoul

biofoul verb: to foul (typically a wetted surface) biologically.

Verb

biofoul (third-person singular simple present biofouls, present participle biofouling, simple past and past participle biofouled)

  1. (transitive) To foul (typically a wetted surface) biologically.

Noun

biofoul (uncountable)

  1. Biofoulants generally.

Forms of biofoul

third-person singular presentbiofouls
present participlebiofouling
past participlebiofouled
pastbiofouled

Origin of biofoul

From bio- + foul.

Questions about biofoul

What does biofoul mean?
Biofoul means to foul (typically a wetted surface) biologically.
What part of speech is biofoul?
Biofoul can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of biofoul?
The past tense of biofoul is biofouled.

Words near biofoul in the dictionary

  1. biofortifications
  2. biofortified
  3. biofortifies
  4. biofortify
  5. biofortifying
  6. biofoul
  7. biofoulant
  8. biofoulants
  9. biofouled
  10. biofouler
  11. biofoulers

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