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al·ga
/ ˈalgə/
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n.
(usu. in pl. algae
/ -jē/ )
a simple nonflowering plant of a large assemblage that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue.
DERIVATIVES:
al·gal
/ -gəl/ adj.
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Algae will always compete for life
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL); 4/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...green. We are looking forward to summer, but in the past, we have had to deal with long, stringy algae and green algae. How do we get rid of algae? A: You describe your pond as a water garden. But without plants, your pond will be more like...
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ALGAE - THE WONDER CROP OF TOMORROW?
Magazine article from: BioCycle; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...no silver bullet solutions to cheap energy, but algae could come close. Algae has the capacity to remediate carbon dioxide (CO2...provide dietary and medicinal supplements for humans. Algae technology developers are racing toward commercial...
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Algae-to-oil initiative moves forward.
Magazine article from: Gulf Industry; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; An initiative to make algae a source of renewable oil took a step...presentation discusses world energy trends and algae's opportunity to succeed as the only...OriginOil's innovations to industrialise algae production, algae's first commercial...
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Algae for better or worse.
Magazine article from: Science Activities; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; The study of algae offers many opportunities to integrate...be incorporated in the investigation of algae. For example, harmful algal blooms are...See the sidebar for further facts about algae. Background Algae are a special group...
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ALGAE: BIOFUEL OF FUTURE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use...As part of the photosynthesis process algae produce oil and can generate 15 times more...biofuels, such as corn and switchgrass. Algae can grow in salt water, freshwater or...
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Algae Enhancing the Market and Going Beyond Energy Alternatives: Delivery May Not Be as Far as Projected.
PR Newswire; 6/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...alternative energy and sustainability, algae is the latest in the green movement towards...only truly "green" sources of biofuel - algae starts out green and creates green byproducts...exporter of clean energy. That's because algae is not only sustainable but is also a renewable...
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Algae: Meet the latest 'miracle pill'.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the health-food market: blue-green algae, dried, powdered and packaged in capsule form. Promoters say popping these algae-packed capsules boosts your energy...wallet. Though hardly new _ blue-green algae has been in health food stores for years...
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Algae on the roof: a growing problem.
Magazine article from: Roofing Contractor; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Algae and other microscopic growths on the roofs...usage of copper as the prime hindrance to algae growth is picking up speed and picking up...copper-encapsulated granules that deter algae growth. "Algae doesn't discriminate on...
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Optimize algae production on a continuous basis
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 1/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...important role in commercial seafood production. Algae has to be fed to the rotifers that feed commercially...bred fish and shellfish. There are no commercial algae providers. Facilities that need algae have to produce it themselves. As much as half...
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GreenFuel Algae CO2 Recycling Project with Aurantia Enters Second Phase at Spanish Cement Plant.
Business Wire; 10/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...Track to Develop a $92M, 100-Hectare Algae Greenhouse at Holcim MADRID & CAMBRIDGE...Corporation, the leading developer of algae farming technologies that recycle greenhouse...their joint project to develop and scale algae farming technologies in the Iberian Peninsula...
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Algae
Book article from: Biology
Algae Algae are a diverse group of all photosynthetic organisms that are not plants. Algae are important in marine, freshwater, and some terrestrial ecosystems . Seaweeds are large marine algae. The study of algae is called phycology. Algae...
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algae
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
algae [plural of Lat. alga =seaweed], a large and...animallike manner. The green algae include most of the freshwater...stagnant water, is a green alga, as is the green film found...The more complex brown algae and red algae are chiefly...
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Algae, Toxic
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
ALGAE, TOXIC ALGAE, TOXIC. Marine phytoplankton, or single-cell algae, are the base of the marine food chain. Phytoplankton use sunlight to convert simple inorganic molecules, such as water and carbon dioxide, to complex organic compounds...
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Blue-Green Algae
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Blue-green algae Blue-green algae are actually a type of bacteria that is known as cyanobacteria...their own food through photosynthesis . The moniker blue-green algae came about because of the color, which was a by-product of the...
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alga
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
alga (pl. algae) Common (non- taxonomic ) name for a...surrounding the reproductive organs. The algae range in form from single cells ( Protista ) to plants many metres in length; algae can be found in most habitats on Earth...
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