"biofoul" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From bio- + foul. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|foul}} bio- + foul Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biofoul (uncountable)
  1. Biofoulants generally. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-biofoul-en-noun-SCAdBeey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29

Verb

Forms: biofouls [present, singular, third-person], biofouling [participle, present], biofouled [participle, past], biofouled [past]
Etymology: From bio- + foul. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|foul}} bio- + foul Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biofoul-en-verb-hrcMsKlQ

Inflected forms

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