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biofouling
biofouling n.
Brit. /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌfaʊlɪŋ/
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U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌfaʊlɪŋ/
the contamination of machinery, structures, etc., by the accumulation of living organisms on available surfaces, esp. when these are immersed in water for long periods.
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1941 Proc. 11th Mid-year Meeting Amer. Petrol. Inst. 22 Sect. III (Refining) 67/1 The chart rectangles include bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., combining to agglomerate organic and inorganic matter as deposits of slime or bio-fouling in refinery water circuits.
1989 N.Y. Times 9 Aug. d6/1 Their results may eventually help equipment makers combat ‘biofouling’, the scientific name for what happens when living organisms gum up anything from an offshore oil platform to farm equipment.
1998 R. S. Smith Profit Centers in Industr. Ecol. ii. 74 A powerful disinfectant, ozone can prevent biofouling of heat exchange surfaces and may mitigate scale and corrosion.
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