algal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈælɡəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin algalbor. English alga Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English algal From alga + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to, or like, algae.
Wallace [...] came closer to the dense algal stink of the lake.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:
Deriveds
algal mat · algally · algal bloom · plurialgal · postalgal · microalgal · antialgal · unialgal · monoalgal · macroalgal · nonalgal · picoalgal
Translations (9)
pl glonowy (pertaining to, or like, algae) · pt algal (pertaining to, or like, algae) · hu moszatos (pertaining to, or like, algae) · pl algowy (pertaining to, or like, algae) · es algal (pertaining to, or like, algae) · ar طُحْلُبِيّ (pertaining to, or like, algae) · hu algás (pertaining to, or like, algae) · ga algach (pertaining to, or like, algae) · fr algal (pertaining to, or like, algae)