algal
/ˈælɡəl/
algal adjective: pertaining to, or like, algae.
Adjective
algal (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
Noun
algal (plural algals)
- An alga.
algal meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic
algal in Tamil
- பாசிநோய், பாசிப்படர்வு
algal in Bengali
- একটি পা
algal in Arabic
- pertaining to, or like, algae
- طُحْلُبِيّ ṭuḥlubiyy
Examples of algal in a sentence
- The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic.
- Algal biofuel, sometimes nicknamed oilgae by environmentalists, is a promising technology.
- A number of algal species live epizootically on the branchiopod crustaceans found in temporary ponds.
Forms of algal
| plural | algals |
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Origin of algal
From alga + -al.
Words formed from algal
Phrases with algal
Questions about algal
- What does algal mean?
- Algal means pertaining to, or like, algae.
- What is algal in Tamil?
- Algal in Tamil is பாசிநோய், பாசிப்படர்வு. See Algal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is algal?
- Algal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce algal?
- Algal is pronounced /ˈælɡəl/.
Words near algal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: algal (page history and authors); algal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); algal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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