oomycetes oomycete • oomycetous · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · oomycetes · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists. Synonyms: Oomycetes, class Oomycetes. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079