Home › Words › M › microfoulingmicrofoulingmicrofouling means fouling by microorganisms.EtymologyFrom micro- + fouling.nounfouling by microorganismsDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.macrofouling 81% match — fouling by macroorganisms vs microfouling →antimicrofouling 73% match — Preventing microfouling. vs microfouling →biofouling 71% match — The accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface. vs microfouling →biofouler 69% match — Any material that causes biofouling vs microfouling →biofoulant 66% match — Any biological foulant, such as barnacles on a ship. vs microfouling →biofoul 64% match — To foul (typically a wetted surface) biologically. vs microfouling →microcontamination 63% match — microscale contamination vs microfouling →microorganic 62% match — Relating to microorganisms vs microfouling →