Fouling is a related term of adulteration.
As nouns the difference between fouling and adulteration
is that fouling is the adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality while adulteration is the action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
As a verb fouling
is .
fouling
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
wikipedia fouling)
(
-)
The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality
Derived terms
* antifouling
* foulant
adulteration
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
Antonyms
* purification