Meanings
adjectiveantifouling (not comparable)
- not comparableThat prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
nounantifouling (plural antifoulings)
plural antifoulings
- 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
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Translations
Hebrew נוֹגֵד צִמְדָּה
- נוֹגֵד צִמְדָּה (noged tsimdah)that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on surfaces
Portuguese anti-incrustação
- anti-incrustaçãothat prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on surfaces
Russian противообраста́ющий
- противообраста́ющий (protivoobrastájuščij)that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on surfaces
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antifouling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifouling
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“antifouling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifouling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifouling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifouling.
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