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ALGOLOGIST

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al⋅gol⋅o⋅gy

[al-gol-uh-jee]
–noun
the branch of botany dealing with algae.

Origin:
1840–50; alg(ae) + -o- + -logy


al⋅go⋅log⋅i⋅cal [al-guh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
al⋅go⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
al⋅gol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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al·gol·o·gy   (āl-gŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  See phycology.

[alg(a) + -logy.]
al'go·log'i·cal (āl'gə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., al'go·log'i·cal·ly adv., al·gol'o·gist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: al·gol·o·gist
Pronunciation: al-'gäl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a person who studies algology called alsophycologist

Main Entry: al·gol·o·gy
Pronunciation: al-'gäl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: the studyor science of algae called also phycologyal·go·log·i·cal /"al-g&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjectiveal·go·log·i·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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