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algal

algal

5 6.8
Relating to algae, small plants that often grow in water
  • adjective
  • /ˈælɡəl/
: algas
  • While most of these algal species are either beneficial or nonharmful, a few produce off-flavor compounds.
  • algal bloom
  • algal growth
  • algal biomass

There must be a Global Glow Recipe algal cleanser shortage because it was nowhere to be found.

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Examples

  • Are recreational boats a major source of nutrients where Pfiesteria and other algal blooms are occurring?

    Academic text (1998)

  • The pollution in the lake led to a significant increase in algal growth, turning the water green.

  • But look at the massive, massive algal growth from this satellite picture.

  • Studies of stream algal communities show that different groups of algal species occur in different habitats.

    Academic text (1999)

  • You look at a pond that has an algal bloom in Bangladesh.

  • In steep reaches, algal growth is present as sheets of the chlorophyte Prasiola on the underside of rocks.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The problem here is mainly phosphorus, which stimulates algal blooms that interfere with the chlorination process.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Orsi is the coordinator of a Gulf of Mexico-wide project called HABSOS, or Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Researchers are examining how climate change affects algal populations in coastal waters.

  • The algal bloom was so extensive that it depleted oxygen levels, harming local fish species.

Synonyms

algoid
vsalgal
  • Specialized
9.9

Like green growth that forms on ponds and rocks

refers to things actually connected with those organisms rather than merely resembling them

Surface Forms

algal positive

Morphology

algal = alga (transparent) = alg + al

The adjective is a regular relational formation from the noun 'alga' with the productive suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Algal comes from algae, the simple green or blue water plants often called 'seaweed', and the ending -al means 'relating to'. So algal means 'related to algae', which is why people talk about an 'algal bloom' when many algae suddenly grow.