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单词 biofouling
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Definition of biofouling in English:

biofouling

nounˈbʌɪəʊfaʊlɪŋˈbīōˌfouliNG
mass noun
  • The fouling of underwater pipes and other surfaces by organisms such as barnacles and algae.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two organisms used in the present study represent the two most common forms of algal biofouling in the marine environment.
    • Liedert's synthetic version mimics this composition with silicone, in hopes that the scale structure is what gives sharks their biofouling defense.
    • They have excellent resistance to seawater corrosion and biofouling, but are susceptible to erosion-corrosion at high water velocities.
    • Antonia Kesel and Ralph Liedert, at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, has created an artificial sharkskin that mimics natural sharkskin's innate resistance to biofouling.
    • An understanding of the nature of the zoospore adhesive and the mechanism of its adhesion may provide clues for the prevention of the destructive biofouling that characterizes this organism.
    • Thus, in contrast to biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are probably not tightly coupled, as megalopae can move between sites before metamorphosis.
    • In most biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are so tightly coupled that there is some debate as to whether they are actually separate processes.
    • So what is biofouling, and what makes it such a tricky - and widespread - problem?
 
 

Definition of biofouling in US English:

biofouling

nounˈbīōˌfouliNG
  • The fouling of pipes and underwater surfaces by organisms such as barnacles and algae.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They have excellent resistance to seawater corrosion and biofouling, but are susceptible to erosion-corrosion at high water velocities.
    • The two organisms used in the present study represent the two most common forms of algal biofouling in the marine environment.
    • An understanding of the nature of the zoospore adhesive and the mechanism of its adhesion may provide clues for the prevention of the destructive biofouling that characterizes this organism.
    • Thus, in contrast to biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are probably not tightly coupled, as megalopae can move between sites before metamorphosis.
    • Liedert's synthetic version mimics this composition with silicone, in hopes that the scale structure is what gives sharks their biofouling defense.
    • Antonia Kesel and Ralph Liedert, at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, has created an artificial sharkskin that mimics natural sharkskin's innate resistance to biofouling.
    • So what is biofouling, and what makes it such a tricky - and widespread - problem?
    • In most biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are so tightly coupled that there is some debate as to whether they are actually separate processes.
 
 
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