Definition of biofouling in English:
 biofouling
nounˈbʌɪəʊfaʊlɪŋˈbīōˌfouliNG
mass nounThe fouling of underwater pipes and other surfaces by organisms such as barnacles and algae.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The two organisms used in the present study represent the two most common forms of algal biofouling in the marine environment.
 -  Liedert's synthetic version mimics this composition with silicone, in hopes that the scale structure is what gives sharks their biofouling defense.
 -  They have excellent resistance to seawater corrosion and biofouling, but are susceptible to erosion-corrosion at high water velocities.
 -  Antonia Kesel and Ralph Liedert, at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, has created an artificial sharkskin that mimics natural sharkskin's innate resistance to biofouling.
 -  An understanding of the nature of the zoospore adhesive and the mechanism of its adhesion may provide clues for the prevention of the destructive biofouling that characterizes this organism.
 -  Thus, in contrast to biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are probably not tightly coupled, as megalopae can move between sites before metamorphosis.
 -  In most biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are so tightly coupled that there is some debate as to whether they are actually separate processes.
 -  So what is biofouling, and what makes it such a tricky - and widespread - problem?