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🚤 Prevents marine growth 🧴 A protective coating
antifouling

antifouling

7.2
Made to stop barnacles and seaweed from growing on underwater surfaces
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈfaʊlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antifouling
  • Regular application of antifouling paint helps prevent marine organisms from attaching to boats.

Examples

  • The yacht was treated with an antifouling coating to keep its hull clean.

  • The boat was coated with antifouling paint to prevent barnacle growth.

  • Ship owners invest in antifouling technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.

  • Many shipyards use antifouling materials to enhance vessel performance.

  • The yacht was treated with an antifouling coating to keep its hull clean.

  • Regular application of antifouling paint helps prevent marine organisms from attaching to boats.

  • Many shipyards use antifouling materials to enhance vessel performance.

Compounds

antifouling paint
  • Specialized
5.1

Paint applied to a boat's hull to stop barnacles and algae from growing

Surface Forms

antifouling positive

Morphology

antifouling = fouling (semi-transparent) = anti + foul + ing

The immediate base is fouling, and adding anti- straightforwardly yields 'preventing fouling'.

Etymology

Antifouling comes from anti- 'against' and foul 'to make dirty'. So an antifouling coating works 'against' the sea's dirt, like barnacles and algae, helping keep a hull clean.