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—AGARS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
—ALGAELS[n. -GAE or -GAS] · any of a group of primitive aquatic plants - ALGAL [a.]
—FUCI—[n. -CI or -CUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any alga of the genus Fucus.
SKELPSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (especially of order Laminariales).
—NORIAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
—ALGAE—[n. -GAE or -GAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of alga
—ALGAL—[n. -GAE or -GAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to, or like, algae.
—ALGAS—[n. -GAE or -GAS] · any of a group of primitive aquatic plants - ALGAL [a.]
—ALGINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
—FUCUS—[n. -CI or -CUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any alga of the genus Fucus.
CSLAVERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
—SPOREDS[v. SPORED, SPORING, SPORES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
—XYLANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
—ALGINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
VALGOID—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling, or characteristic of algae
—DESMIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales.
—DIATOMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
—DIDYMOS[n. -S] A species of diatom.
—LICHENS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
—NOSTOCS[n. -S] · a freshwater alga
—BIOHERMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
—DESMIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales.
—DIATOMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
—FUCUSES—[n. -CI or -CUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any alga of the genus Fucus.
—NOSTOCS—[n. -S] · a freshwater alga
—OOGONIAL[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.
ZOOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
—PLASTIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
—PROCARPS[n. -S] · a female sexual organ in certain algae
—PROTISTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
—SEAFOODS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
—SEAWEEDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
—THALLUS—[n. -LI or -LUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
—ALGICIDES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
—ALGOLOGY—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of botany dealing with algae.
—ANABAENAS[n. -S] · a freshwater alga
—BACTERIALS[n. -S] · bacterium «© a microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions»
—CONFERVAELS[n. -VAE or -VAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema
—EXOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi.
—GONIDIUM—[n. -IA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
—GULFWEEDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.
—OOGONIAL—[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.
—OOGONIUMS[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.
NOOSPHERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.
—PROCARPS—[n. -S] · a female sexual organ in certain algae
—PYRENOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch
—ROCKWEEDS[n. -S] · a brown seaweed
—SARGASSA—[n. -GASSA or -GASSOES or -GASSOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of sargassum (“brown alga”).
—SARGASSOS[n. -GASSA or -GASSOES or -GASSOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
—UNIALGAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Containing only a single type of alga
—ZOOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
—ALGAECIDES[n. -S] · a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae / ----- { algaecide algicide § algaecides algicides }
—ALGICIDAL—[a.] · killing or preventing the growth of algae
—ALGICIDES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
—ANABAENAS—[n. -S] · a freshwater alga
—BACTERIAS—[n. -S] · bacterium «© a microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions»
—BACTERIUM—[n. -RIA] · © a microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions
—CHLORELLAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
—COENOCYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds.
—CONFERVAE—[n. -VAE or -VAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema
—CONFERVAL—[a.] · Derivative of conferva «any of various threadlike green algae, esp~ any of the genus Tribonema~, typically occurring in fresh water»
—CONFERVAS—[n. -VAE or -VAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema
—CORALLINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
—CRYOPHYTES[n. -S] · an organism, esp~ an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice
—CRYPTOGAMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
—DESMIDIAN—[a.] · Derivative of desmid «any freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae~, typically constricted into two symmetrical halves»
—ENDOPHYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
—ERYTHRITES[n. -S] · © a colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.«OH»4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin~; -- called also erythrol~, erythroglucin~, erythromannite~, pseudorcin~, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite~ obtained from the alga Protococcus~ vulgaris~
—EUGLENOIDS[n. -S] · Derivative of euglena «any freshwater unicellular organism of the genus Euglena, moving by means of flagella and typically having holophytic nutrition. It has been variously regarded as an alga or a protozoan but is now usually classified as a protoctist~ (phylum Euglenophyta~)» / ----- { euglena euglenid euglenoid § euglenas euglenids }
—EUTROPHIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
—ISOGAMOUS—[a.] · Derivative of isogamy «(in some algae and fungi) sexual fusion of gametes of similar size and form Compare heterogamy (sense 1)»
—LAMINARIANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
—LAMINARINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A glucan produced by some brown algae
—LICHENOSE—[a.] · Derivative of lichen «an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc~. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta~)»
—NULLIPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various algae which secrete calcium carbonate, such as those of the order Corallinales.
—OOGONIUMS—[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.
—PERIPLASTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] periblast of algae
—PHYCOLOGY—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of algae.
—SARGASSUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
—SPIROGYRAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.
—SPIRULINAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.
—SPOROCARPS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
—STONEWORTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various complex algae of the family Characeae, known for being branched and having enclosed egg cells.
—ALGAECIDES—[n. -S] · a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae / ----- { algaecide algicide § algaecides algicides }
—ALGOLOGIES—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of botany dealing with algae.
—ALGOLOGISTS[n. -S] · © one learned about algae; a student of algology
—BIOFOULINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface.
—CARPOGONIAL[n. -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
—CARPOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.
—CHLORELLAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
—COENOCYTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds.
—COENOCYTIC—[a.] · Derivative of coenocyte «(botany) a mass of protoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed by a cell wall: occurs in many fungi and some algae»
—CRYOPHYTES—[n. -S] · an organism, esp~ an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice
—ENDOLITHIC—[a.] · (of organisms, such as algae) growing inside rock
—ENDOPHYTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
—ENDOPHYTIC—[a.] · Derivative of endophyte «a fungus, or occasionally an alga or other organism, that lives within a plant»
—ERYTHRITES—[n. -S] · © a colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.«OH»4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin~; -- called also erythrol~, erythroglucin~, erythromannite~, pseudorcin~, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite~ obtained from the alga Protococcus~ vulgaris~
—EUGLENOIDS—[n. -S] · Derivative of euglena «any freshwater unicellular organism of the genus Euglena, moving by means of flagella and typically having holophytic nutrition. It has been variously regarded as an alga or a protozoan but is now usually classified as a protoctist~ (phylum Euglenophyta~)»
—GAMETANGIA—[n. -GIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.
—HETEROCYSTS[n. -S] · © a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc
—HORMOGONIA—[n. -NIA] · © a chain of small cells in certain algae, by which the plant is propogated~
—HYDROPHYTES[n. -S] · © an aquatic plant; an alga
—LAMINARINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A glucan produced by some brown algae
—MICROFLORAELS[n. -RAE or -RAS] · the community of microorganisms, including algae, fungi, and bacteria that live in or on another living organism or in a particular habitat / ----- { microflora microfloras § microflorae }
—MOSSBACKED—[a.] · Derivative of mossback «an old turtle, shellfish, etc~, that has a growth of algae on its back»
—NULLIPORES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various algae which secrete calcium carbonate, such as those of the order Corallinales.
—PARROTFISH—[n. -ES] Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae~ known for…
—PERIPHYTONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
—SARGASSUMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
—SPERMATIAL—[a.] · relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
—SPIROGYRAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.
—ALGOLOGICAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to algology (the study of algae).
—ALGOLOGISTS—[n. -S] · © one learned about algae; a student of algology
—ANTHERIDIAL—[a.] · Derivative of antheridium «the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids~»
—ANTHERIDIUM—[n. -DIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
—ARTHROSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
—CARPOGONIAL—[a.] · Derivative of carpogonium «the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass»
—CARPOGONIUM—[n. -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
—CARPOSPORES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.
—CHLOROPLASTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
—CHRYSOPHYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
—FUCOXANTHINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
—GAMETANGIUM—[n. -GIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.
—HETEROCYSTS—[n. -S] · © a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc
—HOMOTHALLIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A homothallic fungus or alga
—HORMOGONIUM—[n. -NIA] · © a chain of small cells in certain algae, by which the plant is propogated~
—HYDROPHYTES—[n. -S] · © an aquatic plant; an alga
—MICROFLORAE—[n. -RAE or -RAS] · the community of microorganisms, including algae, fungi, and bacteria that live in or on another living organism or in a particular habitat / ----- { microflora microfloras § microflorae }
—MICROFLORAS—[n. -RAE or -RAS] · the community of microorganisms, including algae, fungi, and bacteria that live in or on another living organism or in a particular habitat / ----- { microflora microfloras § microflorae }
—PERIPHYTONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
—PHYCOCYANINS[n. -S] · © alt. of Phycocyanine~ «A blue coloring matter found in certain algae»
—PHYCOLOGIES—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of algae.
—PHYCOLOGISTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who studies algae as a profession.
—TETRASPORIC—[a.] · Derivative of tetraspore «any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium (tetrasporangium~) of any of the red algae»
—ARTHROSPORES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
—CHLOROPLASTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
—CHRYSOPHYTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
—FUCOXANTHINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
—HOMOTHALLISMS[n. -S] · Derivative of homothallic «(of some algae and fungi) having both male and female reproductive organs on the same thallus, which can be self-fertilizing Compare heterothallic»
—PHYCOCYANINS—[n. -S] · © alt. of Phycocyanine~ «A blue coloring matter found in certain algae»
—PHYCOLOGICAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the scientific study of algae.
—PHYCOLOGISTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who studies algae as a profession.
—SPERMATOZOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.
—THALLOPHYTIC—[a.] · Derivative of thallophyte «(obsolete) any organism of the former division Thallophyta~, lacking true stems, leaves, and roots: includes the algae, fungi, lichens, and bacteria, all now regarded as separate phyla»
—ZOOXANTHELLAE[n. ZOOXANTHELLAE] · any of several yellow-green algae that inhabit other organisms such as marine invertebrates
—CHLOROPLASTIC—[a.] · Derivative of chloroplast «a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis»
—HETEROTHALLIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Such an alga or fungus
—HOMOTHALLISMS—[n. -S] · Derivative of homothallic «(of some algae and fungi) having both male and female reproductive organs on the same thallus, which can be self-fertilizing Compare heterothallic»
—PHYCOERYTHRINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
—PHYTOPLANKTONS[n. -S] · the photosynthesizing~ organisms in plankton, mainly unicellular algae and cyanobacteria Compare zooplankton
—ZOOXANTHELLAE—[n. ZOOXANTHELLAE] · any of several yellow-green algae that inhabit other organisms such as marine invertebrates
—CHLOROPHYLLOUS—[a.] · Derivative of chlorophyll «the green pigment of plants and photosynthetic algae and bacteria that traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis and exists in several forms, the most abundant being chlorophyll a (C55H72O5N4Mg): used as a colouring agent in medicines or food (E140)»
—EUTROPHICATIONS[n. -S] · a process by which pollution from such sources as sewage effluent or leachate from fertilized fields causes a lake, pond, or fen to become overrich in organic and mineral nutrients, so that algae and cyanobacteria grow rapidly and deplete the oxygen supply
—HETEROTHALLISMS[n. -S] · Derivative of heterothallic «(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli»
—PHOTOSYNTHESISE[n. -THESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
—PHYCOERYTHRINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
—PHYTOPLANKTONS—[n. -S] · the photosynthesizing~ organisms in plankton, mainly unicellular algae and cyanobacteria Compare zooplankton
—EUTROPHICATIONS—[n. -S] · a process by which pollution from such sources as sewage effluent or leachate from fertilized fields causes a lake, pond, or fen to become overrich in organic and mineral nutrients, so that algae and cyanobacteria grow rapidly and deplete the oxygen supply
—HETEROTHALLISMS—[n. -S] · Derivative of heterothallic «(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli»
—PHYTOPLANKTONIC—[a.] · Derivative of phytoplankton «the photosynthesizing~ organisms in plankton, mainly unicellular algae and cyanobacteria Compare zooplankton»

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