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Polluting vs Fouling - What's the difference?

polluting | fouling | Related terms |

Polluting is a related term of fouling.


As verbs the difference between polluting and fouling

is that polluting is while fouling is .

As an adjective polluting

is adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.

As a noun fouling is

the adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality.

polluting

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.
  • * _ And let our polluting''' powers combine. Super Radiation
    _ Deforestation
    _ Smog
    _ Toxics
    _ Hate
    _ By your '''polluting     powers combined, I am Captain Pollution! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
    _ GO POLLUTION!'' (''     )

    • References

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    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