Algal
/ˈælɡəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An alga.
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, or like, algae. not-comparable
"Wallace [...] came closer to the dense algal stink of the lake."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to alga wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Sixty-five percent of U.S. estuaries and coastal water bodies are moderately to severely degraded by excessive nutrient inputs, which lead to algal blooms and low-oxygen (hypoxic) waters that can kill fish and seagrass and reduce essential fish habitats."
Etymology
From alga + -al.