algoid

1. 1.

   of or resembling algae

Other forms of algoid

comparative

algoider·

superlative

algoidest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about algoid

What does algoid mean?

algoid means "of or resembling algae".

How many syllables are in algoid?

algoid has 2 syllables: al-goid. The stress falls on "al".

Is algoid a common word?

algoid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.