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Definition of Antifoam
1. reducing or preventing foam [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antifoam
Literary usage of Antifoam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Additives to the collection medium such as proteins, antifoam, or antifreeze aid
in resuscitation of bacterial cells, prevent foaming and loss of the ..."
2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Additives (pigments, catalysts, antifoam agents, and hardeners), play a large
role in determining the effectiveness and properties of the coating. ..."
3. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"Sample Preparation Disperse 1 mL of a suitable antifoam emulsion, such as
Dow-Corning G-10, or equivalent, in 200 mL of water contained in a 1000-mL 24/40 ..."
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