algal

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/ˈælɡəl/

adjective

Pertaining to, or like, algae.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English alga ← Latin alga →
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Meanings

adjectivealgal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining 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
nounalgal (plural algals)

plural algals

  1. An alga.

Origin

  1. Latinalga
  2. Englishalga
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Englishalgal

From alga + -al.

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Translations

Arabic طُحْلُبِيّ
  • طُحْلُبِيّ (ṭuḥlubiyy)pertaining to, or like, algae
French algal
  • algalpertaining to, or like, algae
Hungarian moszatos, algás
  • moszatospertaining to, or like, algae
  • algáspertaining to, or like, algae
Irish algach
  • algachpertaining to, or like, algae
Polish glonowy, algowy
  • glonowypertaining to, or like, algae
  • algowypertaining to, or like, algae
Portuguese algal
  • algalpertaining to, or like, algae
Spanish algal
  • algalpertaining to, or like, algae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

galla
Cite this entry
APA

algal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal

MLA

“algal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “algal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal.

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