amendina

(biochemistry) amandine (vegetable casein found in almonds)


ambiversão

[ɐ̃.bi.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.bi.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.bi.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.bi.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

(psychology, rare) ambiversion (personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion)


amencial

(psychiatry) amential (relating to amentia)


amebiforme

(microbiology) amebiform (that resembles an amoeba)


amidação

(organic chemistry) amidation (reaction with, or formation of an amide)


amicacina

(pharmacology) amikacin (antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections)


amilose

(biochemistry) amylose (soluble form of starch)


amebicida

(pharmacology) amoebicidal (which destroys amoebae)


amplectante

pt-adj

amplectante m or f (plural amplectantes)

(botany) amplectant (that clasps a support)


ambrina

ambrine (paraffin preparation used in the treatment of burns)


amentiforme

amentiforme m or f (plural amentiformes)

(botany) amentiform (shaped like a catkin)


amilofagia

(pathology) amylophagia (pathologic desire to eat excessive starch)


anrinona

(pharmacology) amrinone (phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to treat congestive heart failure)


ampola de Lorenzini

pt-noun

ampola de Lorenzini f (plural ampolas de Lorenzini)

ampulla of Lorenzini
ampulla of Lorenzini

(ichthyology) ampulla of Lorenzini (electroreceptor found mainly in cartilaginous fish)


amilorida

(pharmacology) amiloride (pyrazine guanidinium compound used as a diuretic)


amiloidose

(pathology) amyloidosis (any of a group of disorders characterised by the accumulation of amyloids)


amidoxima

(organic chemistry) amidoxime (any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group)


americanidade

Americanness (quality of being American (from the Americas))


amilocaína

(pharmacology) amylocaine (a synthetic local anesthetic)


amirina

(organic chemistry) amyrin (either of two isomeric triterpenoids found in some vegetable oils and resins)


aminoacetona

(organic chemistry) aminoacetone (a secondary amino ketone)


amígdalo-hipocampectomia

amígdalo-hipocampectomia f (plural amígdalo-hipocampectomias)

(surgery) amygdalohippocampectomy (surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae)


americanofilia

Americophilia (an affection for, or interest in things related to the United States)


amissível

Learned borrowing from Latin āmissibilis.


amiotonia

(medicine) amyotonia (lack of normal muscular tension)


amilina

(biochemistry) amylin (an amyloid polypeptide)


aminoamida

(organic chemistry) aminoamide (the amide of an amino acid)


aminoguanidina

(organic chemistry) aminoguanidine (amino derivative of guanidine)


aminólise

(chemistry) aminolysis (decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine)


aminoacridina

aminoacridine (a particular antiseptic and disinfectant)


americanística

(humanities) American studies; Americanistics (an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Americas, with a historical emphasis upon the United States)


amilenista

(theology) amillennialistic (relating to amillennialism)


amilenista

pt-noun

amilenista m or f by sense (plural amilenistas)

amillennialist (believer in amillennialism)


amblíope

Learned borrowing from French amblyope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ambluōpós, “dim-sighted”). First attested in 1813.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Amblíope”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 227

(ophthalmology) amblyopic (relating to or suffering from amblyopia)


amblíope

pt-noun

amblíope m or f by sense (plural amblíopes)

(ophthalmology) amblyope (person afflicted with amblyopia)


aminoalquila

aminoalquilas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(organic chemistry) aminoalkyl (any amino derivative of an alkyl radical)


aminoacilação

(biochemistry) aminoacylation (the addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound)


aminoquinolina

aminoquinolina f (plural aminoquinolinas)

(pharmacology) aminoquinoline (any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs)


amentoflavona

(organic chemistry) amentoflavone (a biflavonoid found in several plants)


aminoacetofenona

(organic chemistry) aminoacetophenone (compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone)


aminofilina

(pharmacology) aminophylline (a bronchodilator)


amonificação

(biochemistry) ammonification (the formation of ammonia or its compounds)


amlodipina

(pharmacology) amlodipine (calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive)


aminopurina

(organic chemistry) aminopurine (any amino derivative of a purine)


aminoacidúria

(pathology) aminoaciduria (the presence of amino acids in the urine)


aminoantraquinona

aminoantraquinona f (plural aminoantraquinonas)

(organic chemistry) aminoanthraquinone (either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone)


amisulprida

(pharmacology) amisulpride (dopamine antagonist that is used as an antipsychotic)


aminometilação

aminometilação f (plural aminometilações)

(organic chemistry) aminomethylation (any reaction that adds an aminomethyl group)


aminoglutetimida

(pharmacology) aminoglutethimide (an antisteroid drug)


aminopenicilina

aminopenicilina f (plural aminopenicilinas)

(pharmacology) aminopenicillin (any of a group of penicillin antibiotics)


amoniação

(chemistry) ammoniation (treatment or reaction with ammonia)


amonólise

(chemistry) ammonolysis (reaction with ammonia in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment)


amioplasia

(teratology) amyoplasia (congenital lack of muscle development)


aminopirimidina

aminopirimidina f (plural aminopirimidinas)

(organic chemistry) aminopyrimidine (any amino derivative of a pyrimidine)


aminonicotinamida

aminonicotinamida f (plural aminonicotinamidas)

(organic chemistry) aminonicotinamide (any of several isomeric amino derivatives of nicotinamide)


amniorrexe

(medicine) amniorrhexis (rupture of the amniotic sac during pregnancy)


amonite

Borrowed from French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis cornū (literally “horn of Ammon”), named by Pliny the Elder.

der

(paleontology) ammonite (any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subfamily Ammonoidea)


amniocentese

(obstetrics) amniocentesis (procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid)


amonúria

(pathology) ammonuria (the presence of ammonia in the urine)


ampacidade

(electricity) ampacity (root mean square of the electrical current which a wire can carry)


amigdalar

(neuroanatomy) amygdalar (pertaining to the amygdala)

(immunology) tonsillar (pertaining to the tonsils)


amorfossíntese

(neurology) amorphosynthesis (condition where the patient is unaware of somatic sensations from one side of the body)


amelotina

(biochemistry) amelotin (protein secreted by ameloblasts during tooth development)


amniotomia

(obstetrics) amniotomy (artificial rupturing of the amnion)


amperagem

[ɐ̃.peˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.pɨˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(electricity) amperage (electric current’s strength measured in amperes)


amnioinfusão

(obstetrics) amnioinfusion (a method of thinning thick meconium that has passed into the amniotic fluid)


amniorredução

(surgery) amnioreduction (removal of excess amniotic fluid)


amissibilidade

amissibility (the quality of being amissible)


amorfização

(crystallography) amorphization (conversion of a crystalline material into an amorphous one)


ampaquina

(pharmacology) ampakine (any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness)


amoxapina

(pharmacology) amoxapine (tetracyclic antidepressant)


amifostina

(pharmacology) amifostine (cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy)


amilólise

(biochemistry) amylolysis (conversion of starch into sugar)


aminometiltransferase

pt-noun

aminometiltransferase f (plural aminometiltransferases)

(biochemistry) aminomethyltransferase (any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of an aminomethyl group)


amsacrina

(pharmacology) amsacrine (a drug used in chemotherapy)


ampliação

[ɐ̃.plɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.pljaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin ampliātiōnem. By surface analysis, ampliar + -ção.

lbor

enlargement; ampliation (act of making larger)


amortizável

pt-adj

amortizável m or f (plural amortizáveis)

(finance) amortizable (capable of being amortized)


amplificável

amplificável m or f (plural amplificáveis)

amplifiable (capable of being amplified)


aminocetona

aminoketone (any chemical compound containing a ketone group and an amine)


amiotrofia

(pathology) amyotrophy (atrophy of muscles)


ampicilina

(pharmacology) ampicillin (broad-spectrum antibiotic)


amoxicilina

(pharmacology) amoxicillin (an antibiotic)


amplexicaule

amplexicaule m or f (plural amplexicaules)

(botany, of leaves) amplexicaul (having lobes that completely surround the stem)


amorfia

amorphousness (quality of being amorphous)


aminofenazona

(pharmacology) aminophenazone (a pyrazolone with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties)


amperometria

(electricity, chemistry) amperometry (measurement of electric current)


amish

Amish (member of a strict Anabaptist sect)


aminonitrila

aminonitrilas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(organic chemistry) aminonitrile (any nitrile that also has an amino group)


amétrope

From Ancient Greek ἄμετρος (ámetros) and ὤψ (ṓps).

(ophthalmology) ametropic (relating to or suffering from ametropia)


amodiaquina

(pharmacology) amodiaquine (an aminoquinoline compound)


amonita

pt-noun

amonita m or f by sense (plural amonitas)

Ammonite (native or inhabitant of Ammon)


amonita

ammonite (explosive prepared from ammonium nitrate)


amiloglucosidase

(biochemistry) amyloglucosidase (a form of amylase used industrially to produce sugars from starches)


aminopiridina

(organic chemistry) aminopyridine (any of three isomeric amino derivatives of pyridine)


amsterdamense

amsterdamense m or f by sense (plural amsterdamenses)

/ɐ̃ʃ.tɨɾ.dɐˈmẽ.sɨ/

[ɐ̃ʃ.tɨɾ.ðɐˈmẽ.sɨ]


amsterdamense

pt-adj

amsterdamense m or f (plural amsterdamenses)

/ɐ̃ʃ.tɨɾ.dɐˈmẽ.sɨ/

[ɐ̃ʃ.tɨɾ.ðɐˈmẽ.sɨ]

Amsterdamese (of or relating to Amsterdam)


amosita

(mineralogy) amosite (variety of grunerite asbestos)


amnionite

(pathology) amnionitis (inflammation of the amnion)


anacronista

pt-noun

anacronista m or f by sense (plural anacronistas)

anachronist (person who has anachronistic views or habits)


anabiose

(biology) anabiosis (state of suspended animation)


amoralista

(philosophy) amoralistic (relating to amoralism)


amoralista

amoralista m or f by sense (plural amoralistas)

(philosophy) amoralist (one who practises or who advocates amoralism)


amorosidade

amorousness (the state or quality of being amorous)


anagramatização

anagramatização f (plural anagramatizações)

anagrammatism (the creation of anagrams)


anabatista

anabatista m or f by sense (plural anabatistas)

Borrowed from New Latin anabaptista, from Koine Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), from ἀνά- (aná-, “re-”) + βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”).

der

ἀναβαπτισμός

Anabaptist (member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation)


anabatista

ἀναβαπτισμός


analepse

(narratology) analepsis (flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated)


anagrelida

(pharmacology) anagrelide (drug used in the treatment of thrombocytosis and leukaemia)


analidade

(psychoanalysis) anality (the state of being anal)


analiticidade

analyticity (the property of being analytic)


analogicidade

analogicalness (the state or quality of being analogical)


analogizável

pt-adj

analogizável m or f (plural analogizáveis)

analogizable (capable of being analogized)


anagnórise

(literature) anagnorisis (moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery)


anaptixe

(phonetics) anaptyxis (epenthesis of a vowel)


anarco-feminista

pt-noun

anarco-feminista m or f by sense (plural anarco-feministas)


analcima

(mineralogy) analcime (sodium aluminosilicate found in alkaline basalts)


anarco-comunista

anarco-comunista m or f by sense (plural anarco-comunistas)

(politics) anarcho-communist (proponent of anarcho-communism)


anandamida

(biochemistry) anandamide (ethanolamide of arachidonic acid)


anapófise

(anatomy) anapophysis (accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae)


anabolizante

pt-adj

anabolizante m or f (plural anabolizantes)


anautogenia

(entomology) anautogeny (condition where a gravid insect has to feed before oviposition)


ancilita

(mineralogy) ancylite (basic carbonate mineral of cerium and strontium)


anagénese

(biology) anagenesis (evolution of a new species so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species)


anafilactoide

anafilactoide m or f (plural anafilactoides)

(immunology, pharmacology) anaphylactoid (pertaining to or resembling anaphylaxis)


analogização

analogization (process or act of analogizing)


anafilatoxina

(biochemistry) anaphylatoxin (any of several toxic substance that trigger anaphylaxis)


anasazi

pt-noun

anasazi m or f by sense (plural anasazi or anasazis)

Anasazi (member of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado)


anadiplose

(rhetoric) anadiplosis (a rhetorical device involving the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause)


síndrome de Allan-Herndon-Dudley

síndrome de Allan-Herndon-Dudley f (uncountable)

Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome

(medical genetics) Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (a rare brain-development disorder)


anarco-capitalista

pt-adj

anarco-capitalista m or f (plural anarco-capitalistas)

Superseded spelling of anarcocapitalista.


anarco-capitalista

pt-noun

anarco-capitalista m or f by sense (plural anarco-capitalistas)


anarco-sindicalista

pt-adj

anarco-sindicalista m or f (plural anarco-sindicalistas)

(politics) anarcho-syndicalist (relating to or advocating anarcho-syndicalism)


anarco-sindicalista

pt-noun

anarco-sindicalista m or f by sense (plural anarco-sindicalistas)

(politics) anarcho-syndicalist (person who advocates anarcho-syndicalism)


anarcopunk

anarcopunk m or f by sense (plural anarcopunks)


anaciclose

(politics) anacyclosis (cyclical theory of political evolution)


anaerobicida

pt-adj

anaerobicida m or f (plural anaerobicidas)

(pharmacology) anaerobicidal (acting to kill anaerobic bacteria)


anagramatista

pt-noun

anagramatista m or f by sense (plural anagramatistas)

anagrammatist (one who comes up with or finds anagrams)


anaplerose

(biochemistry) anaplerosis (intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound)


anatoxina

(immunology) anatoxin; toxoid (toxin that has had its toxic properties removed)

anatoxin (neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria)


anatexia

(geology) anatexis (metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma)


anatomização

anatomization (process or act of anatomizing)


analisabilidade

analysability (the ability to be analysed)


anatematização

anatematização f (plural anatematizações)

anathematization (the act of anathematizing)


anaerobiose

[ɐ.nɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.βiˈɔ.zɨ]

/ɐ.nɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈbjɔ.zɨ/

[ɐ.nɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈβjɔ.zɨ]

(microbiology) anaerobiosis (life sustained in the absence of air or oxygen)


anamorfose

From Ancient Greek ἀναμόρφωσις (anamórphōsis). By surface analysis, ana- + -morfose. Compare Spanish anamorfosis, Italian anamorfosi.

der

(optics) anamorphosis (distorted image that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror)


ancorável

(nautical) anchorable (that can be used as an anchorage)


androcracia

(sociology) androcracy (rule or government by men)


anartria

From Ancient Greek ἀναρθρία (anarthría, “weakening, attenuation”).

(speech pathology) anarthria (speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely)


androdioicia

(zoology) androdioecy (reproductive system characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites)


andragogia

(pedagogy) andragogy (methods used to teach adults)


androgenização

pt-noun

androgenização f (plural androgenizações)

androgenization (the process of androgenizing)


androginidade

androgynousness (the quality of being androgynous)


androgénese

androgéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(botany) androgenesis (fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus)


andrologista

andrologista m or f by sense (plural andrologistas)

andrologist (person who studies andrology)


ancestralidade

ancestralidade f (plural ancestralidades)

ancestrality (the condition of being ancestral)


anficarpia

(botany) amphicarpy (production by a plant of only some diaspores beneath the soil)


anfifilicidade

(biochemistry) amphiphilicity (the condition of being amphiphilic)


anfiartrodial

pt-adj

anfiartrodial m or f (plural anfiartrodiais)

(anatomy) amphiarthrodial (characterised by amphiarthrosis)


andropogónea

andropogóneas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(botany) andropogon (any member of the grass genus Andropogon)


anfifisina

(biochemistry) amphiphysin (any of a class of proteins associated with the cytoplasmic surface of synaptic vesicles)


anfiploidia

(genetics) amphiploidy (the condition of being amphiploid)


anfirregulina

(biochemistry) amphiregulin (a particular autocrine growth factor)


anfictionia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία (amphiktuonía), from ἀμφί (amphí, “around, near”) + κτίζω (ktízō, “to found, to people”).

bor+

(religion, historical) amphictyony (a meeting, or cooperation in general, between religious leaders)


anfoterina

(biochemistry) amphoterin (the nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1)


anaplasmose

(veterinary medicine) anaplasmosis (disease of ruminants caused by the Anaplasma bacterium)


análise de variância

pt-noun

análise de variância f (plural análises de variância)

analysis of variance
analysis of variance

(statistics) analysis of variance (partition of observed variance into components)


assistência anquimérica

anchimeric assistance
anchimeric assistance

(chemistry) anchimeric assistance (form of neighbouring group participation in which the rate of a reaction is increased)


arte visual

visual arts (any art form that is primarily visual in nature)


posição anatómica

(anatomy) anatomical position (the position of standing up with the arms down and thumbs pointing away from the body)


barata americana

barata americana f (plural baratas americanas)

Periplaneta americana
Wikispecies:Periplaneta americana

American cockroach (Periplaneta americana, a species of cockroach)


anastilose

(archaeology) anastylosis (reassembly of ruined monuments)


boia de arinque

boia de arinque f (plural boias de arinque)

(nautical) anchor buoy (buoy attached to an anchor)


ancoragem

[ɐ̃.koˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.kuˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(nautical) anchorage (place for anchoring)

(nautical) anchorage (fee for anchoring)


andradita

[ɐ̃.dɾɐˈði.tɐ]

(mineralogy) andradite (nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group)


andaluzita

(mineralogy) andalusite (an aluminium nesosilicate mineral)


androgenia

(botany) androgenesis (fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus)


andrólatra

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.lɐ.tɾɐ/


androstenona

(biochemistry) androstenone (steroid found in human sweat)


andrófoba

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.fu.βɐ]

androphobe (woman who fears or is averse to men)


androsterona

(biochemistry, steroids) androsterone (an androgenic hormone)


anáfase

(cytology) anaphase (stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate)


anfiartrose

/ɐ̃.fjɐɾˈtɾɔ.zɨ/

(anatomy) amphiarthrosis (movable joint in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage)


hidratante

[i.ðɾɐˈtɐ̃.tɨ]


androstadienona

(biochemistry) androstadienone (a derivative of testosterone)


anfiteatral

pt-adj

anfiteatral m or f (plural anfiteatrais)

amphitheatric (pertaining to, exhibited in or resembling an amphitheatre)


anfimixia

(biology) amphimixis (sexual reproduction)


androstenediona

(biochemistry) androstenedione (a steroid hormone)


camisa havaiana

pt-noun

camisa havaiana f (plural camisas havaianas)

Hawaiian shirt; aloha shirt (T-shirt with a flowery design)


fenda glútea

(anatomy) anal cleft (groove between buttocks)


omnividente

pt-adj

omnividente m or f (plural omnividentes)

omnividentes (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

all-seeing; omnivident (able to see everything)


radiação alfa

(physics) alpha radiation (radiation of alpha particles)


águas passadas

Literally, “past waters”.
Shortening of "águas passadas não movem moinho"
Literally, “past waters don't move the mill”

lit

water under the bridge
water under the bridge

(idiomatic) water under the bridge (things not worth worrying about any more)


doença das montanhas

(medicine) altitude sickness (oxygen deficiency at high altitudes)


geometria analítica

(geometry) analytic geometry (ranch of mathematics that investigates coordinates of figures)


planície aluvial

pt-noun

planície aluvial f (plural planícies aluviais)

(geography) alluvial plain (plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river)


andromedotoxina

(organic chemistry) andromedotoxin (one of the grayanotoxins)


tartaruga-mordedora

tartaruga-mordedora f (plural tartarugas-mordedoras)

snapping turtle (any turtle of the family Chelydridae, known for their strong bite)


fenda interglútea

fenda interglútea f (plural fendas interglúteas)


papoula de São Francisco

papoula de São Francisco f (uncountable)

Hibiscus cannabinus
Hibiscus cannabinus#Translingual

(Brazil) kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)


doença de Alpers

(neurology) Alpers' disease (a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system)


curva de Allen

(communication theory) Allen curve (the exponential drop in frequency of communication between engineers as the distance between them increases)


omnividência

all-seeingness; omnividence (the state or quality of being all-seeing)


continuação analítica

continuação analítica f (plural continuações analíticas)

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis

analytic continuation
analytic continuation

(mathematical analysis) analytic continuation (extension of an analytic function)


extensão analítica

extensão analítica f (plural extensões analíticas)


versão alfa

software engineering
software engineering

(software engineering) alpha version (stage of a software in development where it is usable but very unstable)


emendabilidade

emendabilidade f (plural emendabilidades)

amendableness (the state or quality of being amendable)


lactama

(organic chemistry) lactam (nitrogen analogue of lactones)


doença de Andersen

(pathology) Andersen disease (a rare hereditary metabolic disorder)


poda alfa-beta

poda alfa-beta f (plural podas alfa-beta)

(computing theory) alpha-beta pruning (algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating inferior branches)


onda de Alfvén

onda de Alfvén f (plural ondas de Alfvén)

(physics) Alfvén wave (a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma)


rinite alérgica

rinite alérgica f (plural rinites alérgicas)

(pathology) allergic rhinitis (cold-like symptoms caused by allergens in the air)


teoria dos números algébricos

teoria dos números algébricos f (uncountable)

algebraic number theory
algebraic number theory

(mathematics) algebraic number theory (subfield of mathematics that studies algebraic numbers)


tília americana

tília americana f (plural tílias americanas)

Tilia americana
Tilia americana#Translingual

American basswood (Tilia americana, a linden tree of North America)


síndrome de Alice no país das maravilhas f (uncountable)

Alice in Wonderland syndrome
Alice in Wonderland syndrome

(neurology) Alice in Wonderland syndrome (condition affecting the perception of size)


onda alfa

(neurology) alpha wave (electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject is relaxed)


corrente alternada

corrente alternada f (plural correntes alternadas)

(electricity) alternating current (current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically)


máquina analítica

(computing, historical) analytical engine (19th century mechanical computer designed by Babbage)


donzela em apuros

donzela em apuros f (plural donzelas em apuros)

(literature, figurative) damsel in distress (stereotype of a young woman in a dangerous situation)


notação algébrica

notação algébrica f (plural notações algébricas)

(chess) algebraic notation (a method for recording chess moves using letters and numbers)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see notação, algébrica.


emissão alfa

(physics) alpha emission (emission of alpha particles from the nucleus of an atom)


opção americana

opção americana f (plural opções americanas)

(finance) American option (option that can be exercised at any date between the issue date and the expiry date)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see opção, americana.


trimeprazina

(pharmacology) alimemazine; trimeprazine (phenothiazine derivative)


tabaqueira anatómica

tabaqueira anatómica f (plural tabaqueiras anatómicas)

(anatomy) anatomical snuffbox (deepening at the base of the thumb)


função analítica

função analítica f (plural funções analíticas)

(mathematical analysis) analytic function (real valued function which is uniquely defined through its derivatives at one point)


filosofia analítica

filosofia analítica f (plural filosofias analíticas)

(philosophy) analytic philosophy (style of philosophy emphasising argumentative clarity and precision)


nadadeira anal

nadadeira anal f (plural nadadeiras anais)

(ichthyology) anal fin (fin on the underside of a fish)


mecânica analítica

(mathematics, physics) analytic mechanics (the application of calculus to classical mechanics)


glândula anal

glândula anal f (plural glândulas anais)

(anatomy) anal gland (sebaceous gland near anus in many mammals)


faia branca

Fagus grandifolia
Fagus grandifolia#Translingual

American beech (Fagus grandifolia, a beech of North America)


manga Alphonso

manga Alphonso f (plural mangas Alphonso)

[ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ aʊ̯ˈfõ.su]

[ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ aʊ̯ˈfõ.su]

Probably named after Afonso de Albuquerque, 16th-century viceroy of Portuguese India.


perca-amarela

perca-amarela f (plural percas-amarelas)

Perca flavescens
Perca flavescens#Translingual

American perch (Perca flavescens, a perch of North America)


recursividade

recursivity (the quality of being recursive: referring back to itself)

(programming) recursivity (the quality of being recursive: having a function that calls itself)


esfíncter anal

esfíncter anal f (plural esfíncteres anais)

(anatomy) anal sphincter (sphincter surrounding the anus)


esclerose lateral amiotrófica

esclerose lateral amiotrófica f (uncountable)

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(pathology, neurology) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (chronic, progressive disease characterised by degeneration of the central nervous system)


esmolaria

almonry (building in which alms were distributed)

almonership (the rank or office of an almoner)


álula

(ornithology) alula; bastard wing (small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of birds)


charola

/t͡ʃɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/

(Christianity) a framework for carrying religions images during a procession

(Christianity, architecture) ambulatory (round walkway encircling the altar)


hipótese alternativa

hipótese alternativa f (plural hipóteses alternativas)

alternative hypothesis
alternative hypothesis

(statistics) alternative hypothesis (rival hypothesis to the null hypothesis)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hipótese, alternativa.


mudável

From mudar + -ável. Piecewise doublet of mutável.


maquete

Borrowed from French maquette, from Italian macchietta.

scale model (small, three-dimensional model of something)

(sculpture) maquette (preliminary model or sketch of a sculpture)


translocação

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.lo.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(genetics) translocation (transfer of chromosomal segment)


colusão

collusion; conspiracy (secret agreement for an illegal purpose)


translacional

pt-adj

translacional m or f (plural translacionais)

(physics) translational (relating to translation: motion in a straight line)


perdível

[pɨɾˈði.vɛɫ]

[pɨɾˈði.vɛɫ]

[pɨɾˈði.βɛɫ]


sopa de letrinhas

pt-noun

sopa de letrinhas f (plural sopas de letrinhas)

[ˈso.pɐ ðɨ lɨˈtɾi.ɲɐʃ]

(Brazil) alphabet soup (soup that contains noodles in the shape of alphabetical letters)

(Brazil, figuratively) alphabet soup (an overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations)


gerência de projetos

[ʒeˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ d͡ʒi pɾoˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

/ʒɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ dɨ pɾuˈʒɛ.tuʃ/

[ʒɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ ðɨ pɾuˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

(operations) project management (the discipline of organising and managing project resources)


desambição

[d͡ʒi.zɐ̃.biˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒi.zɐ̃.biˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


vitória-régia

vitória-régia f (plural vitórias-régias)

[viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ ˈhɛ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

[viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ ˈhɛ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

[viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ ˈχɛ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

[viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈχɛ.ʒjɐ]

/viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

/viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

/biˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

Amazon lily (Victoria amazonica, an aquatic plant belonging to the nymphaea family, Victoria regia, of South American origin, its circular leaves can reach 2 meters in diameter, with single, white flowers and edible seeds)


erva-férrea

/ˌɛʁ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁe.ɐ/

/ˌɛʁ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁe.ɐ/

/ˌɛɾ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁe.ɐ/

/ˌɛʁ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁe.ɐ/

[ˌɛʁ.vɐˈfɛ.χe.ɐ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁjɐ/

/ˌɛɾ.vɐˈfɛ.ʁjɐ/

/ˌɛɾ.bɐˈfɛ.ʁjɐ/

[ˌɛɾ.βɐˈfɛ.ʁjɐ]

Prunella vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris#Translingual

allheal (Prunella vulgaris, a herb in the mint family)


pedossexual

pt-adj

pedossexual m or f (plural pedossexuais)

pedosexual (relating to sexual activity between adults and children)


Bate-Seba

(biblical) Bathsheba (wife of Uriah and later of David)


Beslan

Pravoberezhny District
Pravoberezhny District#English

North Ossetia-Alania
North Ossetia-Alania#English

Beslan (a town, the administrative center of the Pravoberezhny District, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia)


tonsilectomia

(surgery) tonsillectomy (surgical removal of tonsils)


neurolinguística

(linguistics, neurology) neurolinguistics (study of the brain mechanisms underlying language use)


vigorexia

2015 September 22, “Vigorexia, o distúrbio ‘das academias’ que leva ao desejo de ter corpo cada vez maior”, in BBC

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


Eugênia

[eʊ̯ˈʒẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈʒẽ.njɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈʒẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈʒẽ.njɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Eugenie, Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eugénia.


escrevedeira-amarela

pt-noun

escrevedeira-amarela f (plural escrevedeiras-amarelas)

Emberiza citrinella
Emberiza citrinella#Translingual

yellowhammer (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella)


Sônia

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Sonya


modificável

pt-adj

modificável m or f (plural modificáveis)


Amélia

a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia


dióptrica

(optics) dioptrics (study of the refraction of light)


Brígida

a female given name from Irish, equivalent to English Bridget


Jéssica

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Jessica


Cíntia

[ˈsĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[ˈsĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cynthia


Sílvia

Borrowed from Latin Silvia, from silva (“wood, forest”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia


Thaís

a female given name, equivalent to English Thais; Alternative form of Taís


Jasmim

a female given name, equivalent to English Jasmine


verdelha

[vɨɾˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[vɨɾˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]


Andreia

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɛɪ̯.a]

a female given name, equivalent to English Andrea


Paulete

a female given name, equivalent to English Paulette


Nádia

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nadia


Joice

a female given name, equivalent to English Joyce


Gertrudes

/ʒɨɾˈtɾu.dɨʃ/

[ʒɨɾˈtɾu.ðɨʃ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Olímpia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).

lbor

Olympia (an ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games)


esmoler

pt-noun

esmoler m or f by sense (plural esmoleres)

almoner; almsgiver (person who distributes alms)


Eugénia

a female given name, equivalent to English Eugenia


Doroteia

Borrowed from Latin Dorothea, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Dorothy


expressão regular

expressão regular f (plural expressões regulares)

[iʃ.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ χe.ɡuˈlaχ]

[eʃ.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ χe.ɡuˈlaχ]

/ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/

[ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

/ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/

[ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

/ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/

[ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

/ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/

[ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃ ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

(computing) regular expression (a notational pattern to be matched)


Rosana

a female given name, equivalent to English Roxanne or Rosanne


fominha

(Brazil, sports, of a player) being a ball hog


fominha

fominha m or f by sense (plural fominhas)

(Brazil, sports) ball hog (player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it)


Ferreira

Inherited from Latin ferrāria (“iron mine”). Compare Spanish Herrera.


constitucionalista

pt-adj

constitucionalista m or f (plural constitucionalistas)


constitucionalista

pt-noun

constitucionalista m or f by sense (plural constitucionalistas)


semba

Borrowed from Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”).

(music) semba (genre of traditional music and dance from Angola)


kizomba

Unadapted borrowing from Kimbundu kizomba (“party”).


antimulticultural

pt-adj

antimulticultural m or f (plural antimulticulturais)

(sociology) antimulticultural (opposing multiculturalism)


talhadia

[tɐ.ʎɐˈði.ɐ]

From talhado + -ia, from talhar (“to cut”).

(forestry) coppicing (the system of cutting trees at regular intervals and letting them regrow)


loja dos trezentos

pt-noun

loja dos trezentos f (plural lojas dos trezentos)

[ˈlɔ.ʒɐ ðuʃ tɾɨˈzẽ.tuʃ]

Literally, “three hundred (escudos) shop”.

lit

(Portugal, dated) dollar store, pound shop


gestual

[ʒeʃ.tʊˈaʊ̯]

gestural (of, pertaining to, or using gestures)


bagaça

(Brazil, slang) thingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)


ancap

(politics, economics, chiefly Internet slang) Clipping of anarcocapitalista.


agorista

(economics) agorist (of, supporting, relating to, or advocating agorism)


agorista

pt-noun

agorista m or f by sense (plural agoristas)

(economics) agorist (person who advocates agorism)


clarinetista

clarinetista m or f by sense (plural clarinetistas)


anarcocapitalista

pt-adj

anarcocapitalista m or f (plural anarcocapitalistas)

Borrowed from English anarcho-capitalist. Coined by Murray Rothbard. By surface analysis, anarco- + capitalista.

surf

(politics, economics) anarcho-capitalist (of, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism)


anarcocapitalista

pt-noun

anarcocapitalista m or f by sense (plural anarcocapitalistas)

(politics, economics) anarcho-capitalist (person who advocates anarcho-capitalism)


autodidacta

autodidacta m or f by sense (plural autodidactas)

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of autodidata. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


desenvoltura

From Latin desinvoltūra. By surface analysis, des- + envoltura.

Eu jamais conseguiria falar em público com tamanha desenvoltura.

I would never be capable of speaking in public with such ease.


bienal

(botany) a plant whose lifespan lasts two years


interdisciplinar

pt-adj

interdisciplinar m or f (plural interdisciplinares, not comparable)

interdisciplinary (encompassing multiple academic disciplines)


feriante

pt-noun

feriante m or f by sense (plural feriantes)

(rare) holiday-maker (somebody on a holiday)


antropologista

antropologista m or f by sense (plural antropologistas)

anthropologist (person who studies anthropology)


espina bífida

espinha bífida
espinha bífida#Portuguese


hifa

(mycology) hypha (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus)


rizosfera

/ʁi.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(soil science) rhizosphere (soil region influenced by plant roots)


armilar

armillary (consisting of rings or circles)


tabuada

multiplication table
multiplication table


lotação esgotada

full house (a situation in which the maximum capacity of a place is filled with people)


baixista

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistas)

From baixo (“bass”) + -ista. Compare Spanish bajista.

(music) bassist (musician who plays a bass instrument)


baixista

O mercado foi afetado por uma forte pressão baixista.

The market was affected by a strong bear pressure.

(finance) bear (characterized by falling prices)


baixista

(finance) bear (investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices)


contrarreforma

contrarreforma f (plural contrarreformas)

/ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨˈfɔɾ.mɐ/


lan house

Unadapted borrowing from English lan house.

ubor

(Brazil) an establishment providing access to computers, usually with Internet connection and videogames


displicente

pt-adj

displicente m or f (plural displicentes)


rúbrica

2018, “Vem aí uma nova rúbrica de Rui Miguel Abreu sobre o prazer de ouvir em vinil. [Here comes a new column by Rui Miguel Abreu on the pleasure of listening to vinyl.]”, in Comunidade Cultura e Arte:

2022, “Governo do Estado divulga as rúbricas que têm direito à recomposição de 13,05% no salário [State Government discloses the rubrics that are entitled to the 13.05% recomposition in salary]”, in Extra Globo:

2022, “"Isto foi brincar aos pobrezinhos", diz Eduardo Cintra Torres na rúbrica 'Imagens da Semana' ["This was playing as the poor", says Eduardo Cintra Torres in the 'Images of the Week' column.]”, in CM:

2023, “Parlamento: Oposição pede à ministra Eunice Silva que explique em que rúbricas do OE2023 estão contempladas várias infraestruturas prometidas pelo governo [Parliament: Opposition asks Minister Eunice Silva to explain under which headings of the State Budget for 2023 several infrastructures promised by the government are contemplated.]”, in A Semana:


figura de proa

pt-noun

figura de proa f (plural figuras de proa)


olhadura

/ɔ.ʎɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ɔ.ʎɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


piração

[pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Brazil, slang) a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely


caranguejola

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒɔ.lɐ/

Cancer pagurus
Cancer pagurus#Translingual


navalheira

/nɐ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

/nɐ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

[nɐ.βɐˈʎej.ɾɐ]


craca

barnacle (marine crustacean that attaches itself to surfaces)


jusnaturalista

pt-adj

jusnaturalista m or f (plural jusnaturalistas)

pertaining or relating to the natural law

advocating or supporting the natural law or a philosophy based on it


jusnaturalista

pt-noun

jusnaturalista m or f by sense (plural jusnaturalistas)

a person who supports or advocates the natural law or a philosophy based on it


frentista

frentista m or f by sense (plural frentistas)

/fɾẽˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/

pump attendant, an attendant at a gas station who is responsible for filling up vehicles


laranja-mimosa

laranja-mimosa f (plural laranjas-mimosas)

(Center-West and Southeast Brazil) mandarin orange


poncã

Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil) mandarin orange


vergamota

/vɛɾ.ɡɐˈmɔ.tɐ/

[vɛɾ.ɣɐˈmɔ.tɐ]

/vɛɾ.ɡɐˈmɔ.tɐ/

[vɛɾ.ɣɐˈmɔ.tɐ]

/bɛɾ.ɡɐˈmɔ.tɐ/

[bɛɾ.ɣɐˈmɔ.tɐ]


peixota

(zoology) common name for fish of species Merluccius or Urophycis


nutricionista

nutricionista m or f by sense (plural nutricionistas)


Amaltéia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Amalteia.


Baja Califórnia

Baixa Califórnia
Baixa Califórnia#Portuguese


admiravel

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of admirável.


agradavel

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of agradável.


alfarrabista

alfarrabista m or f by sense (plural alfarrabistas)

bookdealer for used and antiquarian books


Ethyopia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Etiópia.


anquiloglossia

anquiloglossia f (plural anquiloglossias)


anfratuosidade

anfratuosidade f (plural anfratuosidades)


aucthoridade

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of autoridade.


bóia de arinque

bóia de arinque f (plural bóias de arinque)

boia de arinque
boia de arinque#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of boia de arinque. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


Andrômaca

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Andrómaca.


anarco-punk

anarco-punk m or f by sense (plural anarco-punks)


Panônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Panónia.


anagênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anagénese.


alanite

European Portuguese standard spelling of alanita.


consangüinidade

consangüinidade f (plural consangüinidades)

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1990/Portugal 1945) of consanguinidade.


dez e seis

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dez, e, seis.


andropogônea

andropogôneas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


amauaca

amauaca m or f by sense (plural amauacas or amauaca)


amebóide

[ɐ.mɨˈβɔj.ðɨ]

Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of ameboide. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


geômetra algébrico

geômetra algébrico m or f by sense (plural geômetras algébricos)

geómetra algébrico
geómetra algébrico#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of geómetra algébrico.


gênti

Eye dialect spelling of gente, representing Brazil Portuguese.


fêra

Eye dialect spelling of feira, representing Brazil Portuguese.


alantóide

[ɐ.lɐ̃ˈtɔj.ðɨ]

Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of alantoide. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


istera

Eye dialect spelling of esteira, representing Brazil Portuguese.


lagryma

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of lágrima.


raínha

Obsolete spelling of rainha., now a common misspelling


posição anatômica

posição anatómica
posição anatómica#Portuguese


tabaqueira anatômica

tabaqueira anatômica f (plural tabaqueiras anatômicas)

tabaqueira anatómica
tabaqueira anatómica#Portuguese

Alternative form of tabaqueira anatómica


Angustura

Angostura (former name of Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela)


menhã

(archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of manhã


notavel

Nessa occasião recebemos os agradecimentos do povo Belga pela nossa intervenção era um notavel documento.

1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 3

We received at that time the thanks of the Belgium people for our intervention in a very remarkable document.


Corrente do Golfo

(oceanography) Gulf Stream (warm ocean current in the North Atlantic)


Península Apenina

Apennine Peninsula
Apennine Peninsula#English

Apennine Peninsula (a peninsula in southern Europe)


Muralha de Antonino

(Ancient Rome) Antonine Wall (Roman wall in Scotland)


Igreja Anglicana

Church of England (the established Christian Church in England)


Cucolândia das Nuvens

cloud-cuckoo-land (hypothetical place with unrealistic or silly people)


Península Itálica

Italian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula#English

Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula (a peninsula in southern Europe)


Calecute

Calicut, Kozhikode (a city in Kerala, India)


Península Antártica

Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula#English

Antarctic Peninsula (a peninsula in Antarctica)


aberração anual

(astronomy) annual aberration (deviation due to the Earth’s orbital motion)


afasia nominal

(neurology) nominal aphasia; anomia (difficulty recalling nouns)


irrevertível

pt-adj

irrevertível m or f (plural irrevertíveis)

[i.ʁɨ.βɨɾˈti.βɛɫ]

From ir- + revertível. Piecewise doublet of irreversível.


Kirk-Kilisse

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرق كلیسا (Kırkkilise, Kırk Kilise).

bor

Kırklareli (a province in European Turkey)


amnésia anterógrada

pt-noun

amnésia anterógrada f (plural amnésias anterógradas)

(pathology) anterograde amnesia (inability to remember new information)


Primavera Árabe

(geopolitics) Arab Spring (2010 pro-democracy movement in Arab countries)


sanfonha

[sɐ̃ˈfõ.j̃ɐ]

[sɐ̃ˈfõ.j̃ɐ]


onividente

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnividente.


roqueira

Alternative form of roqueiro (type of cannon)


onividência

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnividência.


Anelisa

a female given name, equivalent to English Annalise


Antígona

(Greek mythology) Antigone (the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta)


Antígua

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡwɐ/

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡwɐ/

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua (an island in Antigua and Barbuda)


Anteia

A female given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Anthea


anarmonicidade

(mechanics) anharmonicity (deviation of a system from harmonicity)


Antíope

(Greek mythology) Antiope (an Amazon, daughter of Ares)

(Greek mythology) Antiope (the daughter of the Boeotian river god Asopus)


aforia

(medicine, obsolete) aphoria (female sterility)


abertural

[ɐ.βɨɾ.tuˈɾaɫ]

[ɐ.βɨɾ.tuˈɾaɫ]


Antiterra

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.hɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.hɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.χɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɛ.ʁa/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

(classical philosophy) antichthon (a hypothetical planet on the opposite side of the Sun)


afaquia

(ophthalmology) aphakia (absence of the lens from the eye)


Antiguidade

(historiography) Antiquity (period of history before the fall of Rome)


verossímil

Alteration of verissímil, borrowed from Latin Latin vērisimilis, from vērī + similis. Cognate with Spanish verosímil, Italian verosimile and Romanian verosimil.

true to life; realistic (resembling reality)


afânise

(psychology) aphanisis (the disappearance of sexual desire)


anejaculação

(pathology) anejaculation (the inability to ejaculate)


afélia

(astronomy) aphelion (the point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is farthest from the body it orbits)


anetodermia

(pathology, dermatology) anetoderma (form of atrophoderma in which the skin becomes wrinkled)


afidicolina

(organic chemistry) aphidicolin (a tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic)


angelicina

(organic chemistry) angelicin (a tricyclic heterocycle)


angelicidade

angelicalness (the state or quality of being angelical)


angiogenina

(biochemistry) angiogenin (polypeptide implicated in angiogenesis)


angelofania

(religion) angelophany (appearance of an angel to a person)


angiografista

angiografista m or f by sense (plural angiografistas)

(medicine) angiographer (expert in angiography)


angiopoietina

(biochemistry) angiopoietin (protein growth factor that promotes angiogenesis)


acariciável

pt-adj

acariciável m or f (plural acariciáveis)


afelandra

/ɐ.fɨˈlɐ̃.dɾɐ/

aphelandra (any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra)


acetanilida

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) acetanilide (amide derived from acetic acid and aniline)


angiite

(pathology) angiitis (inflamed blood or lymph vessels)


anglicanização

(religion) Anglicanization (conversion to Anglicanism)


anglicidade

Englishness (the quality of being English)


anglicização

(sociology) anglicisation (the process of making English)


angiodisplasia

pt-noun

angiodisplasia f (plural angiodisplasias)

(medicine, teratology) angiodysplasia (vascular malformation of the gut)


angustiosidade

angstiness (the quality of being angsty)


anhalonina

Lophophora williamsii
Lophophora williamsii#Translingual

(organic chemistry) anhalonine (an alkaloid isolated from Lophophora williamsii)


anidrase

(biochemistry) anhydrase (enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water)


anidrotetraciclina

(biochemistry) anhydrotetracycline (a derivative of tetracycline)


anidulafungina

(pharmacology) anidulafungin (an antifungal drug)


afasiologista

afasiologista m or f by sense (plural afasiologistas)

(speech therapy) aphasiologist (one who studies or practices aphasiology)


animacidade

(linguistics) animacy (quality of being animate)


anileridina

(pharmacology) anileridine (a narcotic painkiller)


acetilcolinesterase

acetilcolinesterase f (plural acetilcolinesterases)

(biochemistry) acetylcholinesterase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid)


indigueira

indigo; anil (shrub from which indigo dye is obtained)


animadversão

animadversion; criticism (a critical remark)


afasiologia

(speech therapy, neurology) aphasiology (the study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage)


aftoide

(pathology) aphthoid (resembling aphtha)


anilida

(organic chemistry) anilide (amide of aniline)


anisaquíase

(parasitology) anisakiasis (infection with Anisakis worms)


anisidina

(organic chemistry) anisidine (any of three isomeric forms of methoxyaniline)


anonacina

annonacin (an acetogenin found in some fruits)


aceleração angular

aceleração angular f (plural acelerações angulares)

/ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/

/ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/

angular acceleration
angular acceleration

(classical mechanics) angular acceleration (rate of change of angular velocity)


anoiquia

(cytology) anoikis (cell death that occurs when a it becomes dislodged from its matrix)


anomalidade

anomalism; anomalousness (the state or quality of being anomalous)


anonimização

anonymization (the act of making anonymous)


animatrônica

animatrônicas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

animatronics (form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves)


anortoclase

(mineralogy) anorthoclase (type of feldspar)


aniseiconia

(neurology) aniseikonia (condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images)


anoscopia

(medicine) anoscopy (examination of the anal canal)


anortosita

(petrology) anorthosite (a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock)


anofelina

(entomology) anopheles (member of the Anopheles genus of mosquitos)


arterioportal

pt-adj

arterioportal m or f (plural arterioportais)

(medicine) arterioportal (relating to the artery and the portal vein)


anovulação

pt-noun

anovulação f (usually uncountable, plural anovulações)

(gynaecology) anovulation (lack of ovulation)


anorretal

(anatomy) anorectal (pertaining to the anus and the rectum)


anedral

(mineralogy) anhedral (lacking sharp, recognisable crystal faces)


antagonização

antagonization (a process or action of antagonizing)


angelônia

angelonia (any of the genus Angelonia of South American flowering plants)


anquirina

(biochemistry) ankyrin (any of a family of adaptor proteins)


ansiólise

(medicine) anxiolysis (the reduction of anxiety by means of sedation or hypnosis)


ansamicina

(pharmacology) ansamycin (any of a family of secondary metabolites)


antazolina

(pharmacology) antazoline (a first-generation antihistamine drug)


antedatação

antedating (the action of marking with an earlier date)


andarilhagem

[ɐ̃.da.ɾiˈʎa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.dɐ.ɾiˈʎa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

vagrancy (the condition of being a vagrant)


anteridial

(botany) antheridial (of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium)


anexina

(biochemistry) annexin (cellular protein found in eukaryotic organisms)


anelação

(biology) the formation of a ring structure

(organic chemistry) annulation (any reaction that forms a ring of atoms)


anemonina

(organic chemistry) anemonin (acrid toxic substance obtained from some species of anemone)


anhuma

Anhima cornuta
Anhima cornuta#Translingual

(Brazil) kamichi; horned screamer; anhima (Anhima cornuta, a bird of South America)


antecipante

pt-adj

antecipante m or f (plural antecipantes)


antecipante

pt-noun

antecipante m or f by sense (plural antecipantes)


-andria

-andria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -andrias)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ανδρία (-andría).

bor+

(botany) -andry (relating to the stamen)


angioide

[ɐ̃.ʒɪˈɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

/ɐ̃ˈʒjɔj.d͡ʒi/

[ɐ̃ˈʒjɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.ʒɪˈɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

/ɐ̃ˈʒjɔj.d͡ʒi/

[ɐ̃ˈʒjɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.ʒɪˈɔɪ̯.de]

[ɐ̃ˈʒjɔɪ̯.de]

/ɐ̃ˈʒjɔj.dɨ/

[ɐ̃ˈʒjɔj.ðɨ]

(pathology) angioid (resembling a blood vessel)


angiomatose

(pathology) angiomatosis (condition presenting with little knots of capillaries)


anglicista

pt-noun

anglicista m or f by sense (plural anglicistas)


anti-homofobia

antihomophobia (opposition to homophobia)


anti-historicista

anti-historicista m or f by sense (plural anti-historicistas)

(art, philosophy) antihistoricist (one who subscribes to antihistoricism)


anti-holista

pt-adj

anti-holista m or f (plural anti-holistas)

(philosophy) antiholistic (opposing holism)


anti-histamina

pt-noun

anti-histamina f (plural anti-histaminas)

(pharmacology) antihistamine (drug that counteracts the effects of histamine)


anti-história

(literature) anti-story (unconventional work of fiction)

antihistory (narrative describing past events which did not actually occur)


anti-hormonal

pt-adj

anti-hormonal m or f (plural anti-hormonais)

(biochemistry) antihormonal (that counteracts the effects of a particular hormone)


anguiliforme

anguiliforme m or f (plural anguiliformes)


anidrita

(mineralogy) anhydrite (saline evaporite)


angioneurose

(pathology) angioneurosis (any disorder of the vasomotor system)


angolanidade

Angolanness (the quality of being Angolan)


anita

(mineralogy) annite (phyllosilicate mineral related to biotite)


anisocitose

(medicine) anisocytosis (significant size variation of blood cells)


anti-imperial

anti-imperial m or f (plural anti-imperiais)

(politics) antiempire; anti-imperial (opposing an empire)


angioscopia

(medicine) angioscopy (technique for visualising the interior of blood vessels)


angularidade

angularity (the property or characteristic of possessing angles)


anguípede

[ɐ̃ˈɡi.pɨ.ðɨ]

anguiped (having serpents in place of legs)


animável

(art) animatable (capable of being animated)


anti-intelectual

anti-intelectual m or f (plural anti-intelectuais)

anti-intellectual (hostile to intellectual ideas)


anisocromia

(pathology) anisochromasia (non-uniform colouration of erythrocytes)


anocracia

(politics) anocracy (political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic)


aniquilável

aniquilável m or f (plural aniquiláveis)


anisofilia

(botany) anisophylly (growth of pairs of different-sized leaves)


anosidade

(poetic) annosity (great length of life)


anisindiona

(pharmacology) anisindione (a synthetic anticoagulant)


anodização

(physics) anodization (the process of anodizing)


ankerita

(mineralogy) ankerite (any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals)


animalculista

pt-noun

animalculista m or f by sense (plural animalculistas)

(biology, historical) animalculist (believer in the theory of animalculism)


angioarquitetura

(anatomy) angioarchitecture (structure of blood vessels supporting an organ)


anorquia

(teratology) anorchia (condition where both testes are absent at birth)


anoftalmia

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthalmós) + Portuguese -ia or borrowed from French anophtalmie.


antese

(botany) anthesis (the event of a flower opening)


anexionista

pt-adj

anexionista m or f (plural anexionistas)

(geopolitics) annexationistic (pertaining to annexationism)


anexionista

pt-noun

anexionista m or f by sense (plural anexionistas)

(geopolitics) annexationist (advocate of annexation of territories)


anguiforme

/ɐ̃.ɡiˈfɔɾ.mɨ/

anguiform; serpentine (having the form of a snake)


anteflexão

(anatomy) anteflexion (a forward bending or an organ, especially of the uterus)


angiocardiografia

angiocardiografia f (plural angiocardiografias)

(medicine) angiocardiography (radiographic examination using a liquid contrast agent)


angioendoteliomatose

(pathology) angioendotheliomatosis (condition characterized by a dense proliferation of small capillaries)


anteporta

/ɐ̃.tɨˈpɔɾ.tɐ/


antenação

/ɐ̃.tɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(entomology, of an insect) antennation (an act of touching the antennae with another insect’s)

(Brazil, slang) the condition of being aware of current events


anteniforme

pt-adj

anteniforme m or f (plural anteniformes)

(anatomy, art, rare) antenniform (having the shape of an antenna)


antanáclase

(rhetoric) antanaclasis (the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time)


antecipável

antecipável m or f (plural antecipáveis)

anticipable (capable of being anticipated)


antenal

(zoology) antennal (pertaining to antennae)


anteposição

(chiefly linguistics) anteposition (the placing of something in front of something else)


anteversão

pt-noun

anteversão f (usually uncountable, plural anteversões)

[ɐ̃.te.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.te.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.te.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɨ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐ̃.tɨ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐ̃.tɨ.bɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.tɨ.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

(medicine) anteversion (the state or condition of being anteverted)


Antónia

Antónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

a female given name, equivalent to English Antonia


anteraxantina

(organic chemistry) antheraxanthin (yellow carotenoid pigment found in some protozoa)


anedotista

anedotista m or f by sense (plural anedotistas)


anti-hélice

(anatomy) antihelix (the curved prominence of the external ear)


anti-hormona

(biochemistry) antihormone (any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone)


animalidade

animalhood (the state of being an animal)


antebraquial

pt-adj

antebraquial m or f (plural antebraquiais)

[ɐ̃.tɨ.βɾɐˈkjaɫ]

[ɐ̃.tɨ.βɾɐˈkjaɫ]

(anatomy) antebrachial (relating to the forearm)


antefixa

(architecture) antefix (vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a classical temple)


anidrobiose

[ɐˌni.ðɾɔ.βiˈɔ.zɨ]

[ɐˌni.ðɾɔˈβjɔ.zɨ]

(ecology) anhydrobiosis (form of cryptobiosis)


antiangiogénese

(medicine) antiangiogenesis (prevention of angiogenesis)


anileira

indigo; anil (shrub from which indigo dye is obtained)


antiagrícola

antiagrícola m or f (plural antiagrícolas)

antiagricultural; antiagriculture (opposing agriculture)


animalização

animalization (the act of endowing with animal properties)

(physiology) animalization (conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation)


anencefalia

(teratology) anencephaly (birth defect in which most of the brain is missing)


anti-homossexual

anti-homossexual m or f (plural anti-homossexuais)

antihomosexual (opposed to homosexuality)


anti-independente

anti-independente m or f (plural anti-independentes)

(politics) anti-independence (opposing political independence)


antiambiental

antiambiental m or f (plural antiambientais)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɐ̃.bɪ.ẽˈtaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɐ̃.bjẽˈtaʊ̯]

antienvironmental (opposed to or contrary to the positions of environmentalism)


anti-hedonista

anti-hedonista m or f (plural anti-hedonistas)


anti-hedonista

pt-noun

anti-hedonista m or f by sense (plural anti-hedonistas)


anti-humanista

pt-adj

anti-humanista m or f (plural anti-humanistas)

(ethics) antihumanist (opposing humanism)


anti-humanista

pt-noun

anti-humanista m or f by sense (plural anti-humanistas)

(ethics) antihumanist (one who opposes humanism)


anoxibiose

(physiology) anoxybiosis (response in which the organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile)


anti-insurgente

pt-adj

anti-insurgente m or f (plural anti-insurgentes)

/ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suʁˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

[ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suɦˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi]

/ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suʁˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

[ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suɦˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi]

/ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suɾˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.suʁˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

(military) antiinsurgency (opposing or countering insurgency)


aniquilacionista

pt-noun

aniquilacionista m or f by sense (plural aniquilacionistas)

(Christianity theology) annihilationist (believer in annihilationism)


antianafilaxia

(immunology) antianaphylaxis (desensitisation to antigens)


antenular

(zoology) antennular (relating to antennules)


antiaglomerante

pt-adj

antiaglomerante m or f (plural antiaglomerantes)


anti-industrial

anti-industrial m or f (plural anti-industriais)

[ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.duʃ.tɾɪˈaʊ̯]

[ɐ̃ˌt͡ʃi.ĩ.duʃˈtɾjaʊ̯]


anticolinesterase

pt-noun

anticolinesterase f (plural anticolinesterases)

(pharmacology) anticholinesterase (any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase)


anti-imperialista

pt-adj

anti-imperialista m or f (plural anti-imperialistas)

(politics) anti-imperialist (opposed to imperialism)


anti-imperialista

pt-noun

anti-imperialista m or f by sense (plural anti-imperialistas)

(politics) anti-imperialist (one who is opposed to imperialism)


antiarina

[ɐ̃.t͡ʃɪ.aˈɾĩ.nɐ]

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃjaˈɾĩ.nɐ/

[ɐ̃.t͡ʃɪ.aˈɾĩ.nɐ]

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃjaˈɾĩ.nɐ/

From Javanese ancar (“upas tree”) + -ina.

antiarin (either of two cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree)


antiazul

(particle physics) antiblue (belonging to one of the possible colours of an antiquark)


antiarabista

antiarabista m or f by sense (plural antiarabistas)

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɐ.ɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

antiarabist (someone who exhibits anti-Arabism)


anticiclogênese

anticiclogênese f (plural anticiclogêneses)

anticiclogêneses (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(meteorology) anticyclogenesis (the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere)


antiaristocrata

antiaristocrata m or f by sense (plural antiaristocratas)

antiaristocrat (one who opposes the aristocracy)


anticatexia

(psychology) anticathexis; countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)


antiburocrata

antiburocrata m or f by sense (plural antiburocratas)

(politics) antibureaucrat (one who opposes bureaucracy)


anticatarral

pt-adj

anticatarral m or f (plural anticatarrais)

(pharmacology) anti-catarrhal (suppressing catarrh)


antiblindagem

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.blĩˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from anti- + blindar (“to shield”) + -agem.

(physics) antiscreening (the property of a strong interaction becoming arbitrarily weak at short distances)


anticidadania

anticitizenship (behaviour opposite to that expected of a citizen)


anticoagulação

(medicine) anticoagulation (treatment to prevent coagulation of blood)


antibolchevista

pt-noun

antibolchevista m or f by sense (plural antibolchevistas)

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βɔɫ.ʃɨˈviʃ.tɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βɔɫ.ʃɨˈviʃ.tɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βoɫ.t͡ʃɨˈβiʃ.tɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βɔɫ.t͡ʃɨˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(politics) antibolshevist (one who opposes Bolshevism)


antiagregante

pt-adj

antiagregante m or f (plural antiagregantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.a.ɡɾeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.a.ɡɾeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.ɐ.ɡɾɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɐ.ɣɾɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

(medicine) antiaggregant (that prevents the aggregation of platelets)


antiarte

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈaχ.t͡ʃi]

(art) anti-art (art that make makes fun of serious art)


anticoincidência

pt-noun

anticoincidência f (plural anticoincidências)

(physics) anticoincidence (the occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another)


antiassimilacionista

pt-adj

antiassimilacionista m or f (plural antiassimilacionistas)

(sociology) antiassimilationist (opposing assimilationism)


anticlericalista

anticlericalista m or f (plural anticlericalistas)

(politics) anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics)


anticlericalista

pt-noun

anticlericalista m or f by sense (plural anticlericalistas)

(politics) anticlerical (one opposed to political influence of clerics)


anticomutação

(mathematics) anticommutation (the inverse of a commutation)


anticomunidade

(sociology) anticommunity (a community that defies the rules that usually govern communities)


anticultura

(sociology) anticulture (a culture set up in opposition to another culture)


antiespacial

pt-adj

antiespacial m or f (plural antiespaciais)

antispatial (going against traditional notions of physical space)


antiabolicionista

pt-noun

antiabolicionista m or f by sense (plural antiabolicionistas)

antiabolitionist (one who opposed the abolition of slavery)


antiabolicionista

pt-adj

antiabolicionista m or f (plural antiabolicionistas)


antiespiritualidade

(religion) antispirituality (opposition to spirituality)


antibiose

(ecology) antibiosis (an association between organisms that is detrimental to one of them)


antiesquerdista

antiesquerdista m or f (plural antiesquerdistas)

(politics) antileft (opposing the political left)


antiestreptolisina

pt-noun

antiestreptolisina f (plural antiestreptolisinas)

(biochemistry, immunology) antistreptolysin (an antibody made against streptolysin)


antiauxina

(biochemistry) antiauxin (any substance that inhibits auxin)


antiestrutura

(sociology) antistructure (a sociocultural structure that intentionally counteracts the mainstream)


anticonstrutivista

pt-adj

anticonstrutivista m or f (plural anticonstrutivistas)

(art) anticonstructivism (opposing constructivism)


antiespumante

antiespumante m or f (plural antiespumantes)

antifoaming (that inhibits the formation of foam)


anticomplementar

anticomplementar m or f (plural anticomplementares)

(immunology) anticomplementary (that diminishes the action of an immunological complement)


anticolaboracionista

anticolaboracionista m or f (plural anticolaboracionistas)


anticontaminante

anticontaminante m or f (plural anticontaminantes)


anticonvencional

anticonvencional m or f (plural anticonvencionais)


antiestatista

pt-noun

antiestatista m or f by sense (plural antiestatistas)

(politics) antistatist (one who opposes state intervention into personal, social or economic affairs)


antiessencialista

pt-adj

antiessencialista m or f (plural antiessencialistas)

(philosophy) antiessentialist (opposing essentialism)


antiessencialista

pt-noun

antiessencialista m or f by sense (plural antiessencialistas)

(philosophy) antiessentialist (one who opposes essentialism)


anticompetitividade

(economics, business) anticompetitiveness; anticompetition (anticompetitive behaviour)


antitanque

(military) antitank (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles)


antiêmese

(medicine) antiemesis (the prevention of vomiting)


anticontagionista

anticontagionista m or f by sense (plural anticontagionistas)

(medicine, historical) anticontagionist (a proponent of anticontagionism)


antiduna

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdũ.nɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdũ.nɐ/

(geomorphology) antidune (a bedform opposing the direction of fluvial flow)


anticoletivista

pt-adj

anticoletivista m or f (plural anticoletivistas)

(politics) anticollectivist (opposing collectivism)


anticoletivista

pt-noun

anticoletivista m or f by sense (plural anticoletivistas)

(politics) anticollectivist (an opponent of collectivism)


antiestrutural

pt-adj

antiestrutural m or f (plural antiestruturais)

(sociology) antistructural (of or relating to antistructure)


anticomercial

anticomercial m or f (plural anticomerciais)

anticommercial (opposed to commercialism)

(economy) anticommerce (opposing commerce)


anticonceitual

anticonceitual m or f (plural anticonceituais)


antidemocracia

pt-noun

antidemocracia f (plural antidemocracias)


antidisciplina

antidisciplina f (plural antidisciplinas)

antidiscipline (discipline that is the opposite of another)


anticonstitucionalista

anticonstitucionalista m or f by sense (plural anticonstitucionalistas)

(politics) anticonstitutionalist (one who opposes a constitution; an opponent of constitutionalism)


anticrese

(civil law) antichresis (agreement by which the debtor gives his creditor the use of real property)


antiestruturalista

pt-adj

antiestruturalista m or f (plural antiestruturalistas)

(sociology) antistructural (of or relating to antistructuralism)


antiestruturalista

pt-noun

antiestruturalista m or f by sense (plural antiestruturalistas)

(sociology) antistructuralist (one who opposes structuralism)


antiditatorial

pt-adj

antiditatorial m or f (plural antiditatoriais)

(politics) antidictatorship (opposing political dictatorship)


antievolucionista

antievolucionista m or f (plural antievolucionistas)

(religion) antievolution (opposing the teaching or espousal of biological evolution)


antievolucionista

pt-noun

antievolucionista m or f by sense (plural antievolucionistas)

(religion) antievolutionist (a person who believes that biological evolution does not take place)


anticiência

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

antiscience (the abuse or rejection of traditional science)


anticorrelação

anticorrelação f (plural anticorrelações)

(statistics) anticorrelation (negative correlation)


antiempirista

antiempirista m or f by sense (plural antiempiristas)

(philosophy) antiempiricist (one who opposes empiricism)


antiestrela

(astrophysics) antistar (a conjectured type of star formed from antimatter)


antidiurese

(physiology) antidiuresis (the reduction of urination)


antifase

(physics, mathematics) antiphase (a difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°)


anticriatividade

anticreativity (opposition to creativity)


antifã

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɐ̃/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˈfɐ̃/

anti-fan (person who devotes time to mocking or criticising something)


antiescravista

pt-adj

antiescravista m or f (plural antiescravistas)

[ɐ̃.tjɛʃ.kɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(sociology) antislavery (opposed to the practice of slavery)


antiescravista

pt-noun

antiescravista m or f by sense (plural antiescravistas)

[ɐ̃.tjɛʃ.kɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(sociology) antislaver (one who opposes slavery)


antifebrina

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) acetanilide (amide derived from acetic acid and aniline)


antiforma

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔʁ.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔɦ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔʁ.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔɦ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔɾ.mɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈfɔʁ.mɐ/

(geology) antiform (sedimentary layers in a convex formation)

(art) antiform (a form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms)


antidesgaste

pt-adj

antidesgaste m or f (plural antidesgastes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ðɨʒˈɣaʃ.tɨ]

(mechanics) antiwear (preventing mechanical wear)


antifragilidade

pt-noun

antifragilidade f (plural antifragilidades)

antifragility (the ability of a system to benefit from a certain class of random events, errors and volatility)


antiespiritual

pt-adj

antiespiritual m or f (plural antiespirituais)

(religion) antispiritual (opposing or harming what is spiritual)


antifundacional

antifundacional m or f (plural antifundacionais)

(epistemology) antifoundational (opposing foundationalism)


antiexpressionista

antiexpressionista m or f (plural antiexpressionistas)

(art) antiexpressionist (opposing expressionism)


antiforense

antiforense m or f (plural antiforenses)

antiforensic (acting as a countermeasure against forensic analysis)


antiendotoxina

pt-noun

antiendotoxina f (plural antiendotoxinas)

(medicine) antiendotoxin (any substance that counteracts the effect of an endotoxin)


antielitista

pt-adj

antielitista m or f (plural antielitistas)

(sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)


antielitista

pt-noun

antielitista m or f by sense (plural antielitistas)

(sociology) antielitist (one who opposes elitism)


antiemocional

pt-adj

antiemocional m or f (plural antiemocionais)


antiembaçante

antiembaçante m or f (plural antiembaçantes)


antifundamentalista

pt-noun

antifundamentalista m or f by sense (plural antifundamentalistas)

antifundamentalist (one who opposes fundamentalism)


antidisciplinar

pt-adj

antidisciplinar m or f (plural antidisciplinares)

antidisciplinary (going against the accepted wisdom of a discipline)


antifilosofia

(philosophy) antiphilosophy (an antitheoretical metaphilosophy)


antiformalista

antiformalista m or f (plural antiformalistas)


antiformalista

pt-noun

antiformalista m or f by sense (plural antiformalistas)

antiformalist (one who opposes formalism)


antifonal

(music) antiphonal (characterised by antiphones or antiphony)


antigorita

(mineralogy) antigorite (brownish-green variety of serpentine)


antifundacionalista

pt-adj

antifundacionalista m or f (plural antifundacionalistas)


antifundacionalista

pt-noun

antifundacionalista m or f by sense (plural antifundacionalistas)

(epistemology) antifoundationalist (one who rejects foundationalism)


antimonila

(inorganic chemistry) antimonyl (either the radical SbO- or the cation SbO⁺)


antiglobulina

(immunology) antiglobulin (antihuman globulin)


antilíngua

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

(sociolinguistics) antilanguage (a language used by a social group to prevent outsiders from understanding what is being said)


antiliteratura

antiliteratura f (plural antiliteraturas)

(literature) antiliterature (written works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature)


antimãe

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃j̃/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

/ˌɐ̃.tiˈmɐ̃j̃/

antimother (a mother whose behaviour is the opposite of that socially expected of mothers)


antiextremista

pt-adj

antiextremista m or f (plural antiextremistas)

antiextremist (countering or opposing extremism)


antiextremista

pt-noun

antiextremista m or f by sense (plural antiextremistas)

antiextremist (one who opposes extremism)


antigaláxia

(astrophysics) antigalaxy (a conjectured type of galaxy formed from antimatter)


antimonista

pt-adj

antimonista m or f (plural antimonistas)

(theology) antimonistic (opposed to monism)


antigravidade

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɣɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

(science fiction) anti-gravity (gravity cancellation)


antimilitar

antimilitar m or f (plural antimilitares)

antimilitary (opposed to the military or to military activities)


antimoda

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmɔ.dɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmɔ.dɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈmɔ.ðɐ]

antifashion (any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream)


antiglobalização

pt-noun

antiglobalização f (plural antiglobalizações)


antigravitacional

pt-adj

antigravitacional m or f (plural antigravitacionais)

(physics) antigravitational (acting against gravity)


antinobre

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈnɔ.βɾɨ]

(politics) antinobility (opposing the nobility)


antimilitante

antimilitante m or f (plural antimilitantes)


antimongoloide

antimongoloide m or f (plural antimongoloides)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.mõ.ɡoˈlɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.mõ.ɡoˈlɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(medicine, of eyes) antimongoloid (slanted upwards)


antinarrativa

(narratology) antinarrative (a narrative that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the narrative)


antinatalista

pt-noun

antinatalista m or f by sense (plural antinatalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinatalist (a supporter of antinatalism)


antimodernização

antimodernization (opposition to modernization)


antigovernamental

pt-adj

antigovernamental m or f (plural antigovernamentais)

(politics) antigovernment (opposed to the current government, or government in general)


antigrevista

antigrevista m or f (plural antigrevistas)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɣɾɛˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(organised labour) antistrike (opposed to a strike)


antigrevista

pt-noun

antigrevista m or f by sense (plural antigrevistas)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɣɾɛˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(organised labour) antistriker (one who opposes a strike)


antimetábole

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ).

lbor

ἀντιμεταβολή

(rhetoric) antimetabole (the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order)


antimonarquista

pt-adj

antimonarquista m or f (plural antimonarquistas)

(politics) antimonarchist (opposed to monarchy)


antimonarquista

pt-noun

antimonarquista m or f by sense (plural antimonarquistas)

(politics) antimonarchist (one who is opposed to monarchy)


antimitocondrial

pt-adj

antimitocondrial m or f (plural antimitocondriais)

(immunology) antimitochondrial (that binds or reacts with antigens associated with mitochondria)


antinucleante

antinucleante m or f (plural antinucleantes)

(biology) antinucleating (that prevent nucleation)


antinominalista

pt-noun

antinominalista m or f by sense (plural antinominalistas)

(philosophy) antinominalist (a supporter of antinominalism)


antinativista

pt-adj

antinativista m or f (plural antinativistas)

(politics) antinativist (opposing nativism)


antinativista

pt-noun

antinativista m or f by sense (plural antinativistas)

(politics) antinativist (one who opposes nativism)


antioxidação

(chemistry) antioxidation (action that prevents oxidation)


antigerencial

pt-adj

antigerencial m or f (plural antigerenciais)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ʒe.ɾẽ.sɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ʒe.ɾẽˈsjaʊ̯]

(business) antimanagement (in opposition to management)


antimoralista

antimoralista m or f (plural antimoralistas)


antinutricional

antinutricional m or f (plural antinutricionais)

(biochemistry) antinutritional (of or relating to an antinutrient)


antinormatividade

antinormativity (the quality of being antinormative)


antigenicidade

pt-noun

antigenicidade f (plural antigenicidades)

(immunology) antigenicity (the ability to react with the products of an immune response)


antipirina

(pharmacology) phenazone (a particular analgesic)


antinaturalista

pt-adj

antinaturalista m or f (plural antinaturalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinaturalist (opposing or rejecting naturalism)


antinaturalista

pt-noun

antinaturalista m or f by sense (plural antinaturalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinaturalist (one who opposes or rejects naturalism)


antiglicante

pt-adj

antiglicante m or f (plural antiglicantes)

(biochemistry) antiglycative (that counters the toxicity of methylglyoxal and similar aldehydes)


antipirese

(medicine) antipyresis (the reduction of fever)


antiperistalse

(physiology) antiperistalsis (peristalsis in the opposite direction)


antinomista

antinomista m or f (plural antinomistas)

(Christianity) antinomian (of or relating to antinomianism)


antinomista

pt-noun

antinomista m or f by sense (plural antinomistas)


antipatriota

pt-adj

antipatriota m or f (plural antipatriotas)


antipatriota

pt-noun

antipatriota m or f by sense (plural antipatriotas)

antipatriot (one who shuns or opposes patriotism)


antipoesia

(poetry) antipoetry (poetry that breaks away from normal conventions)


antimúsica

(music) antimusic (any form of music that defies convention)


antigonadotrofina

(pharmacology) antigonadotropin (a drug that suppresses gonadotropin)


antiplasmina

(biochemistry) antiplasmin (a plasmin inhibitor)


antipessoal

pt-adj

antipessoal m or f (plural antipessoais)

(military) anti-personnel (intended to harm people)


antinauseante

antinauseante m or f (plural antinauseantes)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.naʊ̯.zɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.naʊ̯.zɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

(pharmacology) antinausea (intended to prevent or combat nausea)


antimarxista

antimarxista m or f (plural antimarxistas)

(politics) anti-Marxist (opposed to the tenets of Marxism)


antiperístase

Borrowed from Medieval Latin antiperistasis, from Ancient Greek ἀντιπερίστασις (antiperístasis).

der

ἀντιπερίστασις

(philosophy) antiperistasis (the heightening of the force of an opposing process)


antimodernista

pt-adj

antimodernista m or f (plural antimodernistas)


antimodernista

pt-noun

antimodernista m or f by sense (plural antimodernistas)

antimodernist (one who opposes modernism)


antinepotista

pt-adj

antinepotista m or f (plural antinepotistas)

(politics, business) antinepotism (opposing or preventing nepotism)


antiparlamentar

antiparlamentar m or f (plural antiparlamentares)

(politics) antiparliamentary (opposing parliament)


antipolítica

(politics) antipolitics (political activity outside of the mainstream political establishment)


antipopulista

pt-noun

antipopulista m or f by sense (plural antipopulistas)

(politics) antipopulist (one who opposes populism)


antiproselitista

pt-adj

antiproselitista m or f (plural antiproselitistas)

antiproselytism (opposing or forbidding proselytism)


antiprotestante

antiprotestante m or f (plural antiprotestantes)

(Christianity) antiprotestant (opposing the Protestantism)


antipatriarcal

antipatriarcal m or f (plural antipatriarcais)

(sociology) antipatriarchal (opposing the patriarchy)


antipluralista

antipluralista m or f (plural antipluralistas)

(sociology) antipluralist (opposing pluralism)


antipluralista

pt-noun

antipluralista m or f by sense (plural antipluralistas)

(sociology) antipluralist (one who opposes pluralism)


antiprogestina

antiprogestina f (plural antiprogestinas)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pɾo.ʒeʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(biochemistry) antiprogestin (any substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone)


antiniilista

pt-adj

antiniilista m or f (plural antiniilistas)

(philosophy) antinihilistic (opposing nihilism)


antiniilista

pt-noun

antiniilista m or f by sense (plural antiniilistas)

(philosophy) antinihilist (one who opposes nihilism)


antiposicional

pt-adj

antiposicional m or f (plural antiposicionais)

(chess) antipositional (tending to undermine or harm one’s position)


antipoluente

antipoluente m or f (plural antipoluentes)


antiprostaglandina

pt-noun

antiprostaglandina f (plural antiprostaglandinas)

(biochemistry) antiprostaglandin (a prostaglandin inhibitor)


antioficial

pt-adj

antioficial m or f (plural antioficiais)

antiofficial (opposing what is official)


antirracional

antirracional m or f (plural antirracionais)


antimaterialista

antimaterialista m or f (plural antimaterialistas)


antimaterialista

pt-noun

antimaterialista m or f by sense (plural antimaterialistas)

antimaterialist (person who opposes materialism)


antipolicial

pt-adj

antipolicial m or f (plural antipoliciais)

antipolice (opposed to or prejudiced against the police)


antirradical

antirradical m or f (plural antirradicais)

(biochemistry) antiradical (counteracting free radicals)


antirressonante

antirressonante m or f (plural antirressonantes)

(physics) antiresonant (pertaining to or exhibiting antiresonance)


antigripal

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɡɾiˈpaʊ̯]

(pharmacology) antiflu (acting against or serving to prevent flu)


antlerita

(mineralogy) antlerite (a greenish hydrous copper sulfate mineral)


antipoluição

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.po.luɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(politics, rare) antipollution (policy intended to reduce pollution)


antiprotecionista

antiprotecionista m or f (plural antiprotecionistas)

(economy) antiprotectionist (disapproving of protectionism)


antralina

(pharmacology) anthralin; dithranol (a medicine for skin affected by psoriasis)


antrectomia

(surgery) antrectomy (removal of part of the stomach)


antissecular

antissecular m or f (plural antisseculares)

(sociology, religion) antisecular (opposing what is secular)


antipeça

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/

(dramaturgy) antiplay (a play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions)


antraciclina

(pharmacology) anthracycline (any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents)


antirreformista

antirreformista m or f (plural antirreformistas)


antirreformista

pt-noun

antirreformista m or f by sense (plural antirreformistas)

(politics) antireformer (one who opposes reform)


antirressonância

(physics) antiresonance (the condition in which impedance approaches infinity)


antrostomia

(surgery) antrostomy (incision and drainage of the antrum)


antissexual

pt-adj

antissexual m or f (plural antissexuais)


antirreligiosidade

antireligiousness (the state or condition of being antireligious)


antissindical

antissindical m or f (plural antissindicais)

(organised labour) antiunion (opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions)


antirrotacional

antirrotacional m or f (plural antirrotacionais)


anualização

annualization (the process of annualizing)


antirracionalidade

antirationality (the quality of being antirational)


antófita

(botany) anthophyte (any angiosperm or related extinct plants)


antirreducionista

antirreducionista m or f (plural antirreducionistas)

(philosophy) antireductionistic (exhibiting or relating to antireductionism)


antirreducionista

pt-noun

antirreducionista m or f by sense (plural antirreducionistas)

(philosophy) antireductionist (proponent of antireductionism)


antiteologia

antitheology (a belief system that runs counter to theology)


anuloplastia

(cardiology, surgery) annuloplasty (surgical repair of a cardiac valve)


antissimetrização

antissimetrização f (plural antissimetrizações)

(mathematics) antisymmetrization (the act of making antisymmetric)


antitifoide

pt-adj

antitifoide m or f (plural antitifoides)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(immunology) antityphoid (countering typhoid fever)


antissimetria

(mathematics) antisymmetry (the condition of being antisymmetric)

(linguistics) antisymmetry (a theory of syntactic linearisation)


antissufragista

antissufragista m or f (plural antissufragistas)

(politics) antisuffrage (opposing suffrage)


antirracista

antirracista m or f (plural antirracistas)

(sociology) antiracist (opposed to racism)


antirracista

pt-noun

antirracista m or f by sense (plural antirracistas)

(sociology) antiracist (one who opposes racism)


antinocicepção

(neurology) antinociception (reduced sensitivity to pain)


antissentimental

pt-adj

antissentimental m or f (plural antissentimentais)

antisentimental (opposing or shunning sentimentality)


antipsiquiatria

(psychoanalysis) antipsychiatry (a form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts)


antirrepresentacional

antirrepresentacional m or f (plural antirrepresentacionais)

(philosophy) antirepresentational (opposing representationalism)


antinacionalista

antinacionalista m or f (plural antinacionalistas)

(politics) antinationalist (pertaining to or supporting antinationalism)


antinacionalista

pt-noun

antinacionalista m or f by sense (plural antinacionalistas)

(politics) antinationalist (a supporter of antinationalism)


antipersistente

pt-adj

antipersistente m or f (plural antipersistentes)

(mathematics) antipersistent (having a negative correlation between its increments)


antisseparatista

antisseparatista m or f (plural antisseparatistas)

(politics) antiseparatist (opposing separatism)


antiquimotripsina

pt-noun

antiquimotripsina f (plural antiquimotripsinas)

(biochemistry) antichymotrypsin (any serpin that inhibits chymotrypsin)


antirrealista

pt-adj

antirrealista m or f (plural antirrealistas)

(philosophy) antirealistic (opposed to realism)


antirrealista

pt-noun

antirrealista m or f by sense (plural antirrealistas)

(philosophy) antirealist (one who rejects realism)


antitireoide

pt-adj

antitireoide m or f (plural antitireoides)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.ɾeˈɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.ɾeˈɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(biochemistry) antithyroid (reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones)


antirracionalista

antirracionalista m or f (plural antirracionalistas)

(philosophy) antirationalist (opposing philosophical rationalism)


antirracionalista

pt-noun

antirracionalista m or f by sense (plural antirracionalistas)

(philosophy) antirationalist (one who rejects philosophical rationalism)


antiterminação

(genetics) antitermination (a mechanism that prevents premature termination of DNA transcription)


antipersistência

(mathematics) antipersistence (the condition of being antipersistent)


antissocialidade

(sociology, psychology) antisociality (the quality of being antisocial)


antitrombose

(medicine) antithrombosis (inhibition of the formation of thrombi)


aortorrafia

(surgery) aortorrhaphy (suture of the aorta)


antissepsia

(hygiene) antisepsis (the prevention of microbial infection)


antiproliferação

antiproliferation (the countering of proliferation)


antissociedade

antissociedade f (plural antissociedades)

(sociology) antisociety (underground or marginalised social group)


aortorrenal

pt-adj

aortorrenal m or f (plural aortorrenais)

(anatomy) aortorenal (relating to the aorta and the kidneys)


aortopulmonar

aortopulmonar m or f (plural aortopulmonares)

(anatomy) aortopulmonary (relating to the aorta and the lungs)


anténula

anténulas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


antiteísta

(religion) antitheistic (of, pertaining to or espousing antitheism)


antiteísta

pt-noun

antiteísta m or f by sense (plural antiteístas)

(religion) antitheist (an active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods)


aorticopulmonar

pt-adj

aorticopulmonar m or f (plural aorticopulmonares)

(anatomy) aorticopulmonary (relating to, or connecting the aorta and the pulmonary artery)


antissionista

antissionista m or f (plural antissionistas)


antissionista

pt-noun

antissionista m or f by sense (plural antissionistas)

anti-Zionist (one who is opposed to Zionism)


antirrural

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.huˈɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.huˈɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.χuˈɾaʊ̯]

(sociology) antirural (biased against rural areas or people)


antitotalitarista

pt-adj

antitotalitarista m or f (plural antitotalitaristas)

(politics) antitotalitarian (opposed to or acting against totalitarianism)


antiágua

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡwɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡwɐ/

(particle physics) antiwater (a hypothetical substance resembling water but made from antimatter)


antiteatral

antiteatral m or f (plural antiteatrais)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈtɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃjaˈtɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈtɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃjaˈtɾaʊ̯]


apamina

(biochemistry) apamin (a neurotoxin found in the Western honey bee)


antitransformada

pt-noun

antitransformada f (plural antitransformadas)

(mathematics) antitransform (the inverse of a transform)


antitradicional

pt-adj

antitradicional m or f (plural antitradicionais)

(sociology) antitraditional (opposed to what is traditional)


antracose

/ɐ̃.tɾɐˈkɔ.zɨ/

(pneumology, pathology) anthracosis (pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal)


antitripanossomal

antitripanossomal m or f (plural antitripanossomais)

(pharmacology) antitrypanosomal (countering trypanosomes)


antiptose

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίπτωσις (antíptōsis).

lbor

(grammar, rhetoric) antiptosis (substitution of one grammatical case for another)


antissocialista

pt-adj

antissocialista m or f (plural antissocialistas)

(politics) antisocialistic (opposing socialism)


antissocialista

pt-noun

antissocialista m or f by sense (plural antissocialistas)

(politics) antisocialist (one who opposes socialism)


antrona

(organic chemistry) anthrone (a tricyclic aromatic ketone)


antipositivista

pt-adj

antipositivista m or f (plural antipositivistas)

(social sciences) antipositivist (relating to antipositivism)


antipositivista

pt-noun

antipositivista m or f by sense (plural antipositivistas)

(social sciences) antipositivist (an advocate of antipositivism)


antiópera

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

(opera) antiopera (an opera that deliberately avoids typical conventions)


antracoide

[ɐ̃.tɾaˈkɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾaˈkɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾɐˈkɔj.ðɨ]

(microbiology) anthracic (of or relating to anthrax)


antélice

(anatomy) anthelix (a curved prominence of cartilage on the pinna, parallel with and in front of the helix)


antiurbanização

(urban studies) antiurbanization (opposition to urbanization)


antixiita

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ʃɪˈi.tɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ʃɪˈi.tɐ]


anurese

(medicine) anuresis (the inability to urinate)


antífrase

(rhetoric) antiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)


antivetorial

pt-adj

antivetorial m or f (plural antivetoriais)

(public health) antivectorial (that counters the vector of an infectious disease)


antiteatralidade

antitheatricality (the quality or state of being antitheatrical)


antivacinista

antivacinista m or f (plural antivacinistas)

antivaccinationist (characterised by opposition to vaccination)


antivacinista

pt-noun

antivacinista m or f by sense (plural antivacinistas)

antivaccinationist (one who is opposed to the practice of vaccination)


antroponomia

(anthropology) anthroponomy (the study of the laws and development of the humans)


antístrofe

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”).

lbor

antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left)

(rhetoric) antistrophe (the repetition of words in an inverse order)


antitradicionalista

pt-noun

antitradicionalista m or f by sense (plural antitradicionalistas)

(sociology) antitraditionalist (an opponent of traditionalism)


antissexista

pt-adj

antissexista m or f (plural antissexistas)


antracnose

(phytopathology) anthracnose (any of several fungal plant diseases)


antiteticidade

antitheticality (the quality of being antithetical)


antropodiceia

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ðiˈsɐj.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ðiˈsɐj.ɐ]

(philosophy) anthropodicy (a justification of the fundamental goodness of humanity)


antropogenética

pt-noun

antropogenética f (plural antropogenéticas)

anthropogenetics (the study of the origins and development of humans)


apartheidista

pt-adj

apartheidista m or f (plural apartheidistas)

(sociopolitics) apartheidist (of, relating to, or advocating apartheidism)


apartheidista

pt-noun

apartheidista m or f by sense (plural apartheidistas)

(sociopolitics) apartheidist (a proponent of apartheid)


aortopexia

(surgery) aortopexy (a surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum)


antropotécnica

anthropotechnics (study of the interaction between man and machines)


antropolinguística

antropolinguística f (plural antropolinguísticas)

(linguistics) anthropolinguistics (anthropological linguistics)


antiuniversalista

antiuniversalista m or f by sense (plural antiuniversalistas)

(theology) antiuniversalist (one who opposes universalism)


antofilita

(mineralogy) anthophyllite (a dark brown amphibole mineral)


antivitamina

(biochemistry) antivitamin (any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin)


antoxantina

(biochemistry) anthoxanthin (any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants)


antitecnologista

pt-adj

antitecnologista m or f (plural antitecnologistas)

antitechnological (opposed to technology)


antitecnologista

pt-noun

antitecnologista m or f by sense (plural antitecnologistas)

antitechnologist (one who opposes technology)


antropófita

(ecology) anthropophyte (plant introduced into a new habitat by humans)


antuerpiense

pt-adj

antuerpiense m or f (plural antuerpienses)


antuerpiense

pt-noun

antuerpiense m or f by sense (plural antuerpienses)


antivivisseccionista

pt-adj

antivivisseccionista m or f (plural antivivisseccionistas)

(ethics) antivivisection (opposed to vivisection)


antivivisseccionista

pt-noun

antivivisseccionista m or f by sense (plural antivivisseccionistas)

(ethics) antivivisectionist (an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection)


aperiodicidade

aperiodicity (the condition of being aperiodic)


apicificação

(odontology) apexification (the promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue)


apiina

(organic chemistry) apiin (a chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery)


apigenina

(organic chemistry) apigenin (a flavone that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine)


tirolesa

yodel (song where the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)

zipline, aerial runway, zip-wire (pulley attached to cable mounted on an incline)


arrestina

(biochemistry) arrestin (any of a group of proteins that regulate signal transduction within cells)


arterite de Takayasu

Takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis

(pathology) Takayasu's arteritis (an inflammatory disease of unknown cause affecting the aorta)


aspas irónicas

scare quotes (quotation marks used to indicate that the author does not approve of the term)


força de van der Waals

força de van der Waals f (plural forças de van der Waals)

(chemistry) van der Waals force (weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules)


atração de van der Waals

atração de van der Waals f (plural atrações de van der Waals)


açucena branca

açucena branca f (plural açucenas brancas)

Lilium candidum
Wikispecies:Lilium candidum

annunciation lily (Lilium candidum, the common white lily)


babésia

(microbiology, epidemiology) babesia (any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia)


aplísia

aplysia (any sea slug of the genus Aplysia)


tônica

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word

(figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something


arfagem

[aɾˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[aχˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[aɻˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐɾˈfa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


aposiopese

(rhetoric) aposiopesis (abrupt breaking-off in speech)


boca do estômago

boca do estômago f (plural bocas do estômago)

(informal) epigastrium (the upper middle region of the abdomen)


apícola

(agriculture) apicultural (relating to beekeeping)


atestação

/ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

attestation (something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates)


bomba de profundidade

bomba de profundidade f (plural bombas de profundidade)

depth charge (bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater)


assimilacionista

assimilacionista m or f by sense (plural assimilacionistas)

(sociology) assimilationist (an advocate of the assimilation into a mainstream culture)


animatrónica

European Portuguese standard spelling of animatrônica.


armila

(architecture) annulet (ring-shaped molding at the top of a column)

(astronomy) armill (ancient astronomical instrument)


banalização

banalisation (the action of making something banal)


boca-de-lobo

snapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)


erva marinha

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɦ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɦ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɾ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/ˈɛɾ.bɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɾ.βɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ]

seagrass (any of several grasslike marine plants)


erva-bezerra

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]


burguesia compradora

burguesia compradora f (plural burguesias compradoras)

comprador bourgeoisie
comprador bourgeoisie

(Marxism) comprador bourgeoisie (indigenous middle class allied with foreign investors)


carga de profundidade

carga de profundidade f (plural cargas de profundidade)


entoacional

pt-adj

entoacional m or f (plural entoacionais)


coccidiose

(pathology) coccidiosis (disease caused by coccidian infection)


contrafase

(physics, mathematics) antiphase (a difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°)


discordância angular

pt-noun

discordância angular f (plural discordâncias angulares)

angular unconformity
angular unconformity

(geology) angular unconformity (a type of geological unconformity)


drósera

sundew; drosera (any insectivorous plant of the genus Drosera)


crista ectodérmica apical

crista ectodérmica apical f (uncountable)

apical ectodermal ridge
apical ectodermal ridge

(embryology) apical ectodermal ridge (a formation of ectodermal cells at the distal end of each limb bud)


engenharia social

engenharia social f (plural engenharias sociais)

(computer security) social engineering (tricking someone into giving sensitive information or access)


esferificação

spherification (process of forming something into spheres)


enzima conversora de angiotensina

enzima conversora de angiotensina f (plural enzimas conversoras de angiotensina)

enzimas conversoras de angiotensina (plural)

angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin converting enzyme

(biochemistry) angiotensin converting enzyme (enzyme that catalyses the creation of angiotensin)


escala de Apgar

(medicine) Apgar score (a zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals)


fenazona

(pharmacology) phenazone (a particular analgesic)