an|ti|foul|ing

an|ti|foul|ing
an|ti|foul|ing «AN tee FOW lihng», adjective.
that prevents or reduces encrustation of foreign matter on a surface, as of carbon in a cylinder or on a valve of an internal-combustion engine, of scale or rust in a boiler, or of barnacles below the water line of a ship.

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