algal

algal

English

Marine algae in Gullmarsfjorden at Sämstad, Sweden

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælɡəl/

Adjective

algal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, or like, algae.
   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:

     Wallace [...] came closer to the dense algal stink of the lake.

Derived terms

• algal bloom
• algal mat
• postalgal

 

Translations

pertaining to, or like, algae

Arabic: طُحْلُبِيّ‎ m (ṭuḥlubiyy) French: algal (fr) Irish: algach Portuguese: algal

Noun

algal (plural algals)

1. An alga.

Anagrams

• Galla

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French

Etymology

From algue +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡal/
• Homophones: algale, algales

Adjective

algal (feminine algale, masculine plural algaux, feminine plural algales)

1. algal

Related terms

• algue

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Portuguese

Adjective

algal m or f (plural algais)

1. algal (pertaining to, or like, algae)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡal/ [alˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al‧gal

Adjective

algal (plural algales)

1. algal

Related terms

• alga