Algology

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of botany dealing with algae. uncountable
  2. 2
    The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey. uncountable
  3. 3
    the branch of botany that studies algae wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
phycologyphycologyaquiculturehydroponicsmycologyphytology

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin alga + -logy.

Etymology 2

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

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