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Fouling vs Poisoning - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between fouling and poisoning

is that fouling is present participle of lang=en while poisoning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between fouling and poisoning

is that fouling is the adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality while poisoning is the administration of a poison.

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

    poisoning

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The administration of a poison.
  • The state of being poisoned.
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    Hyponyms

    * (administration of a poison) envenomation

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * blood poisoning * food poisoning