algology

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noun

The branch of botany dealing with algae.

Similar
phycology
OriginLatin alga →
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Meanings

algology1

nounalgology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of botany dealing with algae.

    Synonyms: phycology

algology2

nounalgology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe branch of botany dealing with algae.

Similar
phycology

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of botany that studies algae

Similar
phycology
Broader
botanyphytology
Also see
phycology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

algology · noun

  1. Latinalga
  2. Englishalgology

From Latin alga + -logy.

More words from Latin

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algology · noun

  1. Englishalgo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishalgology

From algo- (“pain”) + -logy (“branch of study”).

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Translations

Catalan algologia
  • algologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
Finnish levätiede, algologia
  • levätiedebranch of botany dealing with algae
  • algologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
  • fykologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
French algologie
  • algologiebranch of botany dealing with algae
German Algologie, Algenkunde
  • Algologiebranch of botany dealing with algae
  • Algenkundebranch of botany dealing with algae
  • Phykologiebranch of botany dealing with algae
Irish algeolaíocht
  • algeolaíochtbranch of botany dealing with algae
Italian algologia
  • algologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
Polish algologia
  • algologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
Portuguese algologia, ficologia
  • algologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
  • ficologiabranch of botany dealing with algae
Spanish algología, ficología
  • algologíabranch of botany dealing with algae
  • ficologíabranch of botany dealing with algae
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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