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PRONUNCIATION OF ALGA

alga  [ˈælɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alga is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alga

Algae

Algae are a very large and diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, ranging from unicellular genera such as Chlorella and the diatoms to multicellular forms such as the giant kelp, a large brown alga that may grow up to 50 meters in length. Most are autotrophic and lack many of the distinct cell and tissue types found in land plants such as stomata, xylem and phloem. The largest and most complex marine algae are called seaweeds, while the most complex freshwater forms are the Charophyta, a division of algae that includes Spirogyra and the stoneworts. There is no generally accepted definition of algae. One definition is that algae "have chlorophyll as their primary photosynthetic pigment and lack a sterile covering of cells around their reproductive cells". Other authors exclude all prokaryotes and thus do not consider cyanobacteria as algae. Algae constitute a polyphyletic group since they do not include a common ancestor, and although their plastids seem to have a single origin, from cyanobacteria, they were acquired in different ways. Green algae are examples of algae that have primary chloroplasts derived from endosymbiotic cyanobacteria.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALGA


belga
ˈbɛlɡə
brolga
ˈbrɒlɡə
bulgur
ˈbʌlɡə
fulgor
ˈfʌlɡə
mulga
ˈmʌlɡə
realgar
rɪˈælɡə
Trafalgar
trəˈfælɡə
unvulgar
ʌnˈvʌlɡə
Volga
ˈvɒlɡə
vulgar
ˈvʌlɡə
wilga
ˈwɪlɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALGA

alfredo
alfresco
Alg.
algae
algaecide
algal
algaroba
algarroba
algarrobo
Algarve
algate
algates
algebra
algebraic
algebraic function
algebraic notation
algebraic number
algebraical
algebraically
algebraist

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALGA

aga
amiga
Balenciaga
bodega
bottega
Braga
changa
ga
gaga
longa
manga
mega
omega
Ortega
saga
tanga
toga
tonga
Vega
yoga

Synonyms and antonyms of alga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALGA

Find out the translation of alga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alga» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

藻类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alga
570 millions of speakers

English

alga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طحلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водоросль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

algue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loài rong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yosun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водорість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλγη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

algen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alga

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGA»

The term «alga» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALGA»

Discover the use of alga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The alga Dunaliella: biodiversity, physiology, genomics and ...
This volume presents a state-of-the art research in biochemistry, molecular biology and medical application.
Ami Ben-Amotz, Jurgen E. W. Polle, Jürgen E. W. Polle, 2009
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Analysis of Factors that Regulate Asymmetric Cell Division ...
Vancouver, Canada Poster presented: Functional analysis of GlsA in the alga Volvox carteri. International Conference of Cell Biology (2004) Washington D.C. Poster presented: A Search for Interacting Partners of GlsA via a Yeast Two Hybrid ...
Valeria Pappas, 2008
3
Interactions Between the Toxic Alga, Alexandrium Fundyense, ...
Nilesh Navalkishor Pande. interactions and is likely to be selected for in the phycosphere microbial habitat. In the marine environment, diffusion in the generally organic-poor bulk seawater results in steep concentration gradients in exudates in ...
Nilesh Navalkishor Pande, 2008
4
Ambient aquatic life water quality criteria for atrazine
Table 6 (continued) Species Green alga, Chlamydomonas sp. Green alga, Chlorella sp. Green alga, Chlorococcum sp. Green alga, Chlorococcum sp. Green alga, Chlorococcum sp. Green alga, Chlorococcum sp. Green alga, Chlorococcum ...
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The Genetics of Algae
Shestakov S.V. & Jevner V.D. (1968) Study of mutagenesis in blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans. Proc. XII Intern. Congr. Genet. 1, 84. Shestakov S.V. & Khyen N.T. (1970) Evidence for genetic transformation in blue-green alga Anacystis ...
Ralph A. Lewin, 1976
6
The Complete Plastid Genome of the Non-photosynthetic Alga ...
The cryptomonads are a group of unicellular algae that have acquired their plastid through the engulfment of a red algal cell ("secondary endosymbiosis").
Natalie A. Donaher, 2009
7
Secondary Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Unicellular Green ...
The results of this study confirmed the original hypothesis that a small family of psy with at least two members (psy1 and psy2) exist in the genome of D. salina.
Duc Tran, 2008
8
Ecological Consequences of Morphological Variability in a ...
Habitat-forming species often help ameliorate stressful environmental conditions.
Jennifer Piper Jorve, 2008
9
Carotenoids as Colorants and Vitamin A Precursors: ...
Perdue and Smith (630) and Smith and Perdue (729) studied the properties of alga meal from Chlorella pyrenoidosa, and Morehouse (588) and Morehouse and Hanson (589) studied those of alga meal from Spongiococcum excentricum.
‎2012
10
Molecular Biology of Weed Control
... magnitude of resistance and negative cross-resistance Mutation Organism Primary resistances Negative cross- resistance Single mutants Phe2n— >Ser Cyanobacteria Atrazine X9 Val21,->lle Alga + cyano Metribuzin X200 Ketonitrile X0.6 ...
Jonathan Gressel, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alga is used in the context of the following news items.
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Forget the white/blue dress, is this seaweed blue or red?
On a bright, sunny day, the tips of this edible red alga can become an other-worldly blue. Now Juliet Brodie from the Natural History Museum in ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
2
Lake Charlevoix leaders and residents learn about lake ecology
... points in the food web; and they are contributing to the re-emergence of blooms — the toxic alga known as Microcystis — around the lakes. «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
3
Sargasso weed washes up along the shore
There is considerable economic use made of the various edible species in cuisines of eastern Asia (and elsewhere), including the alga ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
4
Single-Celled Creature Has Eye Made of Domesticated Microbes
It swallowed another red alga and claimed its plastids for its own. In warnowiids, Gavelis thinks those pilfered plastids make up the retinal body. «National Geographic, Jul 15»
5
Podcast: A complex eye in a single cell, hot lizards change sex, and …
They found that the 'eye' is made of tiny subcellular components — with one piece stolen from a species of red alga. Hear author Greg Gavelis ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
Zerozerozero by Roberto Saviano, book review: The terrifying …
But it places him in the heart of law enforcement, and his acknowledgements thank a lot of acronyms and drug investigations from Alga to White ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Protistology: How to build a microbial eye
One such structure is the eyespot of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Fig. 1b), a unicellular relative of land plants. This eyespot is ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
Team 10 investigates faulty sprinkler system in Carlsbad
The sprinklers water a patch of plants in the median that runs along Alga Road in Carlsbad. "And we're sitting here watching our plants and our ... «10News, Jul 15»
9
High lake level not affecting dredging much
Microcystin is a liver toxin produced by blue-green alga that can harm humans and animals. It can lead to skin rashes and if swallowed can ... «The Daily Standard, Jul 15»
10
No backdown from Truss with 8% rate rise in Clarence
ALGA president Troy Pickard said councils across the country had to make tough decisions about rates and infrastructure investment because ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jun 15»

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