Monoalgal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing a single species of alga not-comparable

    "The diet during the maintenance period consisted of a monoalgal suspension of Rhodomonas lens supplied in a continuous flow to each aquarium by a peristaltic pump (ISMATEC MPC Process) to maintain a concentration of 10,000 cells ml −1 with 99% organic content."

Example

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"The diet during the maintenance period consisted of a monoalgal suspension of Rhodomonas lens supplied in a continuous flow to each aquarium by a peristaltic pump (ISMATEC MPC Process) to maintain a concentration of 10,000 cells ml −1 with 99% organic content."

Etymology

From mono- + algal.

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