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microalga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croal-ga
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.

Etymology

From micro- (“small”) + alga.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

microalgae (plural)

Derived Forms

microalgal

Synonyms

phytoplankton

Antonyms

macroalga

Questions

What does microalga mean?
Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
Where does microalga come from?
From micro- (“small”) + alga.

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