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antifouling paint

an·ti·foul·ing paint
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-fou-ling, an-tahy- peynt]
    • /ˌæn tiˈfaʊ lɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- peɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-fou-ling, an-tahy- peynt]
    • /ˌæn tiˈfaʊ lɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- peɪnt/

Definition of antifouling paint words

  • noun antifouling paint paint applied to the portion of a hull below the waterline to poison or discourage marine animals and plants that would otherwise cling to it. 1

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Origin of antifouling paint

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Antifouling paint

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antifouling paint popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

antifouling paint usage trend in Literature

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