Synonyms for algae
ˈæl dʒial·gae

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1. alga, algaenoun

   primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

   Synonyms:
   alga

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1. thermophile

   an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures(heat),such as bacteria or algae.

   Submitted by JP03 on March 13, 2015  

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1. List of paraphrases for "algae":

   algal, seaweed, alga, seaweeds, kelp, seaplants, microalgae

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1. Bonnie Baxter:

   You’ve got the lake shrinking, the habitat is drying up and what water is remaining is too salty for (algae and microbes) to survive.

2. The Ukrainian scientists:

   As a result, more and more bright algae are formed in the snow.

3. Matthew Nelsen:

   When you see a lichen, you're basically looking at all fungal tissue, with some algal cells hidden away and protected inside, loosely speaking, it's like a greenhouse -- the fungus creates a more hospitable environment for the algae.

4. Thomas Brueck:

   To substitute 100 percent of the kerosene use today, we will not do it with algae alone. We need a combination of different technologies to actually enable that substitution.

5. Bradley Opdike:

   What happens with the sediment is it just smothers it, while higher nutrients cause algae to out-compete the corals.