sol

(chemistry, physics) sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)


molar

pt-adj

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)

(chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)


base

Borrowed from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).


metal

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old Catalan metall, matall, from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”).

der

(chemistry) metal (any of a number of elements that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms)


sal

Guinea-Bissau Creole: sal

Kabuverdianu: sal

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sal, from Latin salem (“salt, wit”). Compare Galician sal.

inh+

(chemistry) salt (any compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base)


rádio

pt-noun

rádio m (usually uncountable, plural rádios)

Borrowed from New Latin radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.


acetileno

acetilenos (plural)
acetyleno (alternative obsolete)

From French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”) (from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“juice, liquid”)).


uracil

(organic chemistry) uracil (one of the bases of RNA)


-ona

Macanese: -óna, -róna


níquel

From German Kupfernickel (“cupronickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nickel (“goblin; demon”), pet form of Nikolaus.

(chemistry, uncountable) nickel (chemical element)


-ase

pt-noun

-ase f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ases)

(chemistry) -ase (forms the names of enzymes)


-io

-io m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ios)

(chemistry) -ium (forms the names of chemical elements and isotopes)


ergo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).


acardite

(organic chemistry) acardite (substance used to stabilise chemicals and as a plasticiser)


-al

pt-noun

-al m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ais)

From the first syllable of álcool (“alcohol”) and aldeído (“aldehyde”).

(chemistry) forms the names of aldehydes


material

Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”).

der

(chemistry) material (relating to or composed of matter)


TNT

abbreviation of trinitrotolueno (“trinitrotoluene”)


-ose

pt-noun

-ose f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

Borrowed via Latin from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).

der

(chiefly biology and chemistry) forms the names of actions and processes; -osis

(chemistry) forms the names of sugars; -ose


galena

(mineralogy) galena (mineral mined as an ore of lead)


mica

Borrowed from Latin mīca. Doublet of miga.

(mineralogy) mica (hydrous aluminosilicate mineral)


ribose

pt-noun

ribose f (usually uncountable, plural riboses)

(biochemistry) ribose (a naturally occurring pentose sugar)


zinco

zinco m (usually uncountable, plural zincos)


silicone

(chemistry) silicone (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon)


molecular

(chemistry) molecular (relating to molecules)


ferro

Guinea-Bissau Creole: feru

Indo-Portuguese: feru

Kabuverdianu: féru

Korlai Creole Portuguese: fɛr

Macanese: fero

Principense: ufew

Sãotomense: felu

→ Tetum: ferru

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum, of uncertain origin.

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areno

(organic chemistry) arene (monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)


azoto

(Portugal, dated in Brazil, chemistry) nitrogen


bismuto

bismuto m (usually uncountable, plural bismutos)


anti

(chemistry) anti (that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°)


lactose

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

(biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)


amino-

(organic chemistry) amino- (of amines and the amino functional group)


hexose

(biochemistry) hexose (a sugar containing six carbon atoms)


precursor

precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras)

precursores (plural)
precursora (feminine)
precursoras (feminine plural)

(chemistry) precursor (chemical compound)


ozônio

(chiefly Brazil, inorganic chemistry) ozone


carbono

carbonos (plural)
carbone (alternative obsolete)
carbónio (alternative Portugal obsolete)
carbônio (alternative Brazil obsolete)

Borrowed from French carbone, coined by Lavoisier, from Latin carbōnem. Doublet of carvão, which was inherited.

(chemistry, uncountable) carbon (chemical element)


fósforo

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Learned borrowing from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bear, to bring”).


cobalto

pt-noun

cobalto m (usually uncountable, plural cobaltos)

From German Kobalt, from Kobold (“goblin”), so called because of its toxicity.

(chemistry, uncountable) cobalt (element)


cobre

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), from Latin cyprium (aes) (“Cypriot copper”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros), because Cyprus was its chief source.


arsénico

pt-adj

arsénico (feminine arsénica, masculine plural arsénicos, feminine plural arsénicas)

arsénica (feminine)
arsénicos (masculine plural)
arsénicas (feminine plural)
arsênico (alternative Brazil)

Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk, from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

der

(chemistry) arsenic (containing arsenic)


bromo

pt-noun

bromo m (usually uncountable, plural bromos)


iodo

iodo m (usually uncountable, plural iodos)


astato

astato m (usually uncountable, plural astatos)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστατος (ástatos, “unstable”).


atmosfera

atmosferas (plural)
atmosphera (alternative)

Borrowed from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). By surface analysis, atmo- + esfera.

(chemistry, planetology) a unit of measurement for pressure (symbol: atm)


piropo

From Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).


jaspe

Borrowed from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).


xénon

pt-noun

xénon m (usually uncountable, plural (Portugal) xénones)

xénones (Portugal plural)
xênon (alternative Brazil)


nitro

From Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).


ácido

(chemistry) acid (any of various substances which react with bases to form salts)


ácido

pt-adj

ácido (feminine ácida, masculine plural ácidos, feminine plural ácidas, not comparable)

ácida (feminine)
ácidos (masculine plural)
ácidas (feminine plural)

(chemistry) acidic (relating to or being an acid)


zwitterion

zwitterions (plural)
zwitteríon (alternative)
zwitterião (alternative)

(chemistry) zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge)


aspartame

pt-noun

aspartame m (usually uncountable, plural aspartames)

(organic chemistry) aspartame (an artificial sweetener)


dextran

(organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)


básico

pt-adj

básico (feminine básica, masculine plural básicos, feminine plural básicas)

básica (feminine)
básicos (masculine plural)
básicas (feminine plural)


líquido

Learned borrowing from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō (“to be liquid, to be fluid”).

lbor

(physical chemistry) liquid (substance that is liquid)


líquido

pt-adj

líquido (feminine líquida, masculine plural líquidos, feminine plural líquidas)

líquida (feminine)
líquidos (masculine plural)
líquidas (feminine plural)
líqüido (alternative)

(physical chemistry) liquid (not solid or gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure)


homólogo

homólogo (feminine homóloga, masculine plural homólogos, feminine plural homólogas)

homóloga (feminine)
homólogos (masculine plural)
homólogas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “in agreement, of one mind”).

der

(chemistry) homologous (belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds)


colina

(biochemistry) choline (a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound)


oxigénio

oxigénios (plural)
oxigênio (alternative Brazil)

Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acidic”) + γένος (génos, “birth, generation”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.


hidrogénio

hidrogénios (plural)
hidrogênio (alternative Brazil)


alquilar

pt-verb

alquilar (first-person singular present alquilo, first-person singular preterite alquilei, past participle alquilado)

alquilo (first-person present singular)
alquilei (first-person preterite singular)
alquilado (participle past)
alquilar (impersonal infinitive)
alquilar (first-person infinitive singular)
alquilares (infinitive second-person singular)
alquilar (infinitive singular third-person)
alquilarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
alquilardes (infinitive plural second-person)
alquilarem (infinitive plural third-person)
alquilando (gerund)
alquilado (masculine participle past singular)
alquilados (masculine participle past plural)
alquilada (feminine participle past singular)
alquiladas (feminine participle past plural)
alquilo (first-person indicative present singular)
alquilas (indicative present second-person singular)
alquila (indicative present singular third-person)
alquilamos (first-person indicative plural present)
alquilais (indicative plural present second-person)
alquilam (indicative plural present third-person)
alquilava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
alquilavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
alquilava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
alquilávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
alquiláveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
alquilavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
alquilei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
alquilaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
alquilou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
alquilamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
alquilámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
alquilastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
alquilaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
alquilara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
alquilaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
alquilara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
alquiláramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
alquiláreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
alquilaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
alquilarei (first-person future indicative singular)
alquilarás (future indicative second-person singular)
alquilará (future indicative singular third-person)
alquilaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
alquilareis (future indicative plural second-person)
alquilarão (future indicative plural third-person)
alquilaria (conditional first-person singular)
alquilarias (conditional second-person singular)
alquilaria (conditional singular third-person)
alquilaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
alquilaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
alquilariam (conditional plural third-person)
alquile (first-person present singular subjunctive)
alquiles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
alquile (present singular subjunctive third-person)
alquilemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
alquileis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
alquilem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
alquilasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
alquilasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
alquilasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
alquilássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
alquilásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
alquilassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
alquilar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
alquilares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
alquilar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
alquilarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
alquilardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
alquilarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
alquila (imperative second-person singular)
alquile (imperative singular third-person)
alquilemos (first-person imperative plural)
alquilai (imperative plural second-person)
alquilem (imperative plural third-person)
não alquiles (imperative negative second-person singular)
não alquile (imperative negative singular third-person)
não alquilemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não alquileis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não alquilem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(organic chemistry) to alkylate (to add an alkyl group to a compound)


chumbo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chumbo, from Latin plumbum. Doublet of the semi-learned prumo.


ouro

→ Kadiwéu: oolo

→ Itsekiri: oro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).


prata

pt-noun

prata f (usually uncountable, plural pratas)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata. Compare Galician prata and Spanish plata. See also the related prato and chato.


nitrogénio

pt-noun

nitrogénio m (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogénios)

nitrogénios (plural)
nitrogênio (alternative Brazil)


mercúrio

mercúrio m (usually uncountable, plural mercúrios)


enxofre

From Old Galician-Portuguese suffre (with the prefix en-), from Latin sulfur, sulphur, suphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”). Compare Galician xofre and Spanish azufre. Doublet of súlfur.


estanho

estanho m (usually uncountable, plural estanhos)

From Old Galician-Portuguese estanno, from Latin stannum, stagnum, of Celtic origin.

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césio

césio m (usually uncountable, plural césios)


plutónio

plutónio m (countable and uncountable, plural plutónios)

plutónios (plural)
plutônio (alternative Brazil)


frâncio

frâncio m (usually uncountable, plural frâncios)


silício

Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“stone, flint”).


ruténio

ruténio m (usually uncountable, plural ruténios)

ruténios (plural)
rutênio (alternative Brazil)


tungsténio

tungsténio m (usually uncountable, plural tungsténios)

tungsténios (plural)
tungstênio (alternative Brazil)


gálio

gálio m (usually uncountable, plural gálios)


lítio

Learned borrowing from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos, “stone”) + -ium.


irídio

pt-noun

irídio m (usually uncountable, plural irídios)


dopamina

dopamina f (usually uncountable, plural dopaminas)

(biochemistry) dopamine (neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention, learning and pleasure)


-ol

etanol

O 1,2-dimetilciclopentan-1-ol tem fórmula molecular C₇H₁₄O.

1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol has the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O.

(chemistry) -ol (forms names of alcohols)


titular

pt-verb

titular (first-person singular present titulo, first-person singular preterite titulei, past participle titulado)

titulo (first-person present singular)
titulei (first-person preterite singular)
titulado (participle past)
titular (impersonal infinitive)
titular (first-person infinitive singular)
titulares (infinitive second-person singular)
titular (infinitive singular third-person)
titularmos (first-person infinitive plural)
titulardes (infinitive plural second-person)
titularem (infinitive plural third-person)
titulando (gerund)
titulado (masculine participle past singular)
titulados (masculine participle past plural)
titulada (feminine participle past singular)
tituladas (feminine participle past plural)
titulo (first-person indicative present singular)
titulas (indicative present second-person singular)
titula (indicative present singular third-person)
titulamos (first-person indicative plural present)
titulais (indicative plural present second-person)
titulam (indicative plural present third-person)
titulava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
titulavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
titulava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
titulávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
tituláveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
titulavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
titulei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
titulaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
titulou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
titulamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
titulámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
titulastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
titularam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
titulara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
titularas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
titulara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
tituláramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
tituláreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
titularam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
titularei (first-person future indicative singular)
titularás (future indicative second-person singular)
titulará (future indicative singular third-person)
titularemos (first-person future indicative plural)
titulareis (future indicative plural second-person)
titularão (future indicative plural third-person)
titularia (conditional first-person singular)
titularias (conditional second-person singular)
titularia (conditional singular third-person)
titularíamos (conditional first-person plural)
titularíeis (conditional plural second-person)
titulariam (conditional plural third-person)
titule (first-person present singular subjunctive)
titules (present second-person singular subjunctive)
titule (present singular subjunctive third-person)
titulemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tituleis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
titulem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
titulasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
titulasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
titulasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
titulássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
titulásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
titulassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
titular (first-person future singular subjunctive)
titulares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
titular (future singular subjunctive third-person)
titularmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
titulardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
titularem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
titula (imperative second-person singular)
titule (imperative singular third-person)
titulemos (first-person imperative plural)
titulai (imperative plural second-person)
titulem (imperative plural third-person)
não titules (imperative negative second-person singular)
não titule (imperative negative singular third-person)
não titulemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não tituleis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não titulem (imperative negative plural third-person)


anatase

(mineralogy) anatase (form of titanium dioxide used as a pigment)


-ina

pt-noun

-ina f (noun-forming suffix, plural -inas)


apo-

(chemistry) apo- (derived from, or related to)

(biochemistry) apo- (the apoprotein form of the protein)


nicotina

(organic chemistry) nicotine (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco)


galactose

(biochemistry) galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)


cortisol

(biochemistry, steroids) cortisol (Steroid hormone (C21H30O5) secreted by the adrenal cortex or obtained synthetically, used for medicinal purposes mainly for its anti-inflammatory effects.)


aldose

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) aldose (any of a class of monosaccharides)


lise

Learned borrowing from Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis).

(biology, biochemistry) lysis (destruction of cells)


azotato

(chemistry) nitrate (any salt or ester of nitric acid)


nitroglicerina

nitroglicerina f (usually uncountable, plural nitroglicerinas)

(organic chemistry) nitroglycerine (a heavy, colourless, oily, explosive liquid)


bicarbonato

(chemistry) bicarbonate (the univalent anion HCO₃)


acetato

Borrowed from French acétate, from Vulgar Latin acētātu-, participle of acētāre (“to turn into acētum (“vinegar”)”). First attested in 1846.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Acetato”, 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 70

(uncountable, organic chemistry) acetate


ozono

Borrowed from French ozone, from German Ozon, coined in 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ózon), neuter participle of ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”), in reference to its pungent odour.


acetilcolina

(biochemistry) acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter in humans and other animals)


arsina

(inorganic chemistry) arsine (a poisonous gas)


perclorato

(chemistry) perchlorate (any salt of perchloric acid)


fosforoso

pt-adj

fosforoso (feminine fosforosa, masculine plural fosforosos, feminine plural fosforosas, metaphonic)

fosforosa (feminine)
fosforosos (masculine plural)
fosforosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(chemistry) phosphorous (of, pertaining to or containing phosphorus)


protease

proteases (plural)
protéase (alternative)

(biochemistry) protease (any of a group of enzymes that cleave proteins)


butano

pt-noun

butano m (usually uncountable, plural butanos)


germânio

germânio m (usually uncountable, plural germânios)


aldopentose

(biochemistry) aldopentose (a pentose that is also a aldose)


alcalino

pt-adj

alcalino (feminine alcalina, masculine plural alcalinos, feminine plural alcalinas)

alcalina (feminine)
alcalinos (masculine plural)
alcalinas (feminine plural)

(chemistry) alkaline (of or relating to an alkali)

(chemistry) alkaline (having a pH greater than 7)


adrenalina

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


etano

pt-noun

etano m (usually uncountable, plural etanos)

(organic chemistry) ethane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆)


alquila

alquilas (plural)
alquilo (alternative Portugal)


ergosterol

[eʁ.ɡoʃ.teˈɾɔʊ̯]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

(biochemistry, steroids, mycology) ergosterol (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)


evaporar

pt-verb

evaporar (first-person singular present evaporo, first-person singular preterite evaporei, past participle evaporado)

evaporo (first-person present singular)
evaporei (first-person preterite singular)
evaporado (participle past)
evaporar (impersonal infinitive)
evaporar (first-person infinitive singular)
evaporares (infinitive second-person singular)
evaporar (infinitive singular third-person)
evaporarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
evaporardes (infinitive plural second-person)
evaporarem (infinitive plural third-person)
evaporando (gerund)
evaporado (masculine participle past singular)
evaporados (masculine participle past plural)
evaporada (feminine participle past singular)
evaporadas (feminine participle past plural)
evaporo (first-person indicative present singular)
evaporas (indicative present second-person singular)
evapora (indicative present singular third-person)
evaporamos (first-person indicative plural present)
evaporais (indicative plural present second-person)
evaporam (indicative plural present third-person)
evaporava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
evaporavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
evaporava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
evaporávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
evaporáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
evaporavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
evaporei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
evaporaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
evaporou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
evaporamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
evaporámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
evaporastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
evaporaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
evaporara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
evaporaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
evaporara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
evaporáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
evaporáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
evaporaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
evaporarei (first-person future indicative singular)
evaporarás (future indicative second-person singular)
evaporará (future indicative singular third-person)
evaporaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
evaporareis (future indicative plural second-person)
evaporarão (future indicative plural third-person)
evaporaria (conditional first-person singular)
evaporarias (conditional second-person singular)
evaporaria (conditional singular third-person)
evaporaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
evaporaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
evaporariam (conditional plural third-person)
evapore (first-person present singular subjunctive)
evapores (present second-person singular subjunctive)
evapore (present singular subjunctive third-person)
evaporemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
evaporeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
evaporem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
evaporasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
evaporasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
evaporasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
evaporássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
evaporásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
evaporassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
evaporar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
evaporares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
evaporar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
evaporarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
evaporardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
evaporarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
evapora (imperative second-person singular)
evapore (imperative singular third-person)
evaporemos (first-person imperative plural)
evaporai (imperative plural second-person)
evaporem (imperative plural third-person)
não evapores (imperative negative second-person singular)
não evapore (imperative negative singular third-person)
não evaporemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não evaporeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não evaporem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Latin ēvapōrāre (“to evaporate”).

bor+

A água evapora à temperatura de 100ºC

Water evaporates at the temperature of 100ºC


lactase

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) lactase (a β-galactosidase enzyme)


quebra

(chemistry) breakdown (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound)


criptônio

pt-noun

criptônio m (usually uncountable, plural criptônios)

criptônios (plural)
criptónio (alternative Portugal)

(chiefly Brazil, chemistry, uncountable) krypton


rubídio

rubídio m (usually uncountable, plural rubídios)


estrôncio

estrôncio m (usually uncountable, plural estrôncios)


ítrio

ítrio m (usually uncountable, plural ítrios)


nióbio

nióbio m (usually uncountable, plural nióbios)


molibdénio

molibdénio m (usually uncountable, plural molibdénios)

molibdénios (plural)
molibdênio (alternative Brazil)


neptúnio

neptúnios (plural)
netúnio (alternative Brazil)


selénio

selénio m (usually uncountable, plural selénios)

selénios (plural)
selênio (alternative Brazil)


arsénio

arsénio m (usually uncountable, plural arsénios)

arsénios (plural)
arsênio (alternative Brazil)


zircónio

zircónio m (usually uncountable, plural zircónios)

zircónios (plural)
zircônio (alternative Brazil)


lipase

(biochemistry) lipase (any enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids)


-ino

(chemistry) -yne (forms the name of unsaturated hydrocarbons having at least one triple bond)


decano

(organic chemistry) decane (aliphatic hydrocarbon isomer having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂)


wollastonite

volastonite (alternative)
wollastonita (alternative Brazil)
volastonita (alternative Brazil)

(mineralogy) wollastonite (a grey inosilicate mineral)


pentano

(organic chemistry) pentane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₅H₁₂)


pentavalente

pt-adj

pentavalente m or f (plural pentavalentes, not comparable)


propanol

pt-noun

propanol m (usually uncountable, plural propanóis)

(organic chemistry) propanol (either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₃H₇-OH)


butanol

butanol m (usually uncountable, plural butanóis)

(organic chemistry) butanol (any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₄H₉-OH)


valente

From Old Galician-Portuguese valente, from Latin valentem (“strong”), from valeō (“to be strong”). By surface analysis, valer + -ente.


epinefrina

(biochemistry) epinephrine (catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter)


gás

→ Tetum: gás

Borrowed from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Doublet of caos.

(physical chemistry) gas (material in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma)

(physical chemistry) gas (chemical element or compound in such a state)


aq

(chemistry) abbreviation of solução aquosa (“aqueous solution”)


carboxílico

pt-adj

carboxílico (feminine carboxílica, masculine plural carboxílicos, feminine plural carboxílicas)

carboxílica (feminine)
carboxílicos (masculine plural)
carboxílicas (feminine plural)


teanina

(chemistry) theanine (aminoacid commonly found in tea)


alcoolato

(organic chemistry) alcoholate; alkoxide (salt of an alcohol)


titina

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(bird with grey feathers spotted in white)


propano

(organic chemistry) propane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, a constituent of natural gas)


metano

pt-noun

metano m (usually uncountable, plural metanos)

(organic chemistry) methane (the compound CH₄)


amb

(palynology) amb (outline of a spore or pollen grain)


solvente

(chemistry) solvent (liquid that dissolves a something)


cloroso

pt-adj

cloroso (feminine clorosa, masculine plural clorosos, feminine plural clorosas, metaphonic)

clorosa (feminine)
clorosos (masculine plural)
clorosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


interferon

(biochemistry) Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interferão (“interferon”) (any of a group of glycoproteins, that prevent viral replication in infected cells)


arseniato

arseniatos (plural)
arsenato (alternative)


flogisto

(chemistry, historical) phlogiston (hypothetical fiery principle)


terroso

terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosos, feminine plural terrosas, metaphonic)

terrosa (feminine)
terrosos (masculine plural)
terrosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


ferroso

ferroso (feminine ferrosa, masculine plural ferrosos, feminine plural ferrosas, metaphonic)

ferrosa (feminine)
ferrosos (masculine plural)
ferrosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(inorganic chemistry) ferrous (all senses)


rutilo

(mineralogy) rutile (mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide)


ceruloplasmina

pt-noun

ceruloplasmina f (plural ceruloplasminas)


purina

(organic chemistry) purine (heterocyclic compound composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings)


xantina

/ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(chemistry) xanthine (any group of alkaloids, including caffeine)


albumina

(organic chemistry) albumin (one of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water)


vivianite

vivianites (plural)
vivianita (alternative Brazil)

(mineralogy) vivianite (a hydrated iron phosphate mineral)


endotérmico

pt-adj

endotérmico (feminine endotérmica, masculine plural endotérmicos, feminine plural endotérmicas)

endotérmica (feminine)
endotérmicos (masculine plural)
endotérmicas (feminine plural)

From endo- + térmico or endotermia + -ico.


exotérmico

exotérmico (feminine exotérmica, masculine plural exotérmicos, feminine plural exotérmicas)

exotérmica (feminine)
exotérmicos (masculine plural)
exotérmicas (feminine plural)


núcleo

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

lbor

(chemistry, nuclear physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)


átomo

Learned borrowing from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

der

(physics, chemistry) atom (nucleus surrounded by electrons)


aromatase

(biochemistry) aromatase (enzyme responsible for aromatisation of androgen hormones)


estrógeno

(biochemistry, steroids) estrogen (hormone secreted by the ovaries)


andrógeno

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.ʒɨ.nu/


oxitocina

oxitocinas (plural)
ocitocina (alternative)


etanol

pt-noun

etanol m (usually uncountable, plural etanóis)


catenina

(biochemistry) catenin (any of several proteins that have a role in cell adhesion)


morfina

(biochemistry, pharmacology) morphine (opioid used as an anaesthetic or recreational drug)


aminoácido

(organic chemistry) amino acid (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid)

(biochemistry) amino acid (any of the twenty α-amino acids)


anisotropia

From aniso- + -tropia or anisótropo + -ia.

(biology, mineralogy, physics) anisotropy (the property of being directionally dependent)


ligando

Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).

(chemistry) ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity)


-ano

-ano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -anos)

Borrowed from French -ane or English -ane.

(organic chemistry) forms the names of saturated hydrocarbons


-ato

-ato m (noun-forming suffix, plural -atos)

Borrowed from Latin -ātus. Compare the inherited doublet -ado.

(chemistry) -ate (derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ico)


alotrópico

pt-adj

alotrópico (feminine alotrópica, masculine plural alotrópicos, feminine plural alotrópicas)

alotrópica (feminine)
alotrópicos (masculine plural)
alotrópicas (feminine plural)


amidina

(organic chemistry) amidine (an organic compound derived from oxoacids)


quinoleína

(organic chemistry) quinoline (any of a class of hetercyclic compounds)


mentol

pt-noun

mentol m (usually uncountable, plural mentóis)

(organic chemistry) menthol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol)


benzoico

pt-adj

benzoico (feminine benzoica, masculine plural benzoicos, feminine plural benzoicas)

benzoica (feminine)
benzoicos (masculine plural)
benzoicas (feminine plural)
benzóico (alternative)

(organic chemistry) benzoic (derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives)


éter

pt-noun

éter m (countable and uncountable, plural (obsolete) éters)

éters (obsolete plural)
ether (alternative)
éther (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin aethēr (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, shine”).

der

(organic chemistry)
(countable) ether (diethyl ether)

(uncountable) ether (class of organic compounds)


anaerobicamente

(microbiology, biochemistry) anaerobically (in an anaerobic manner)


sólido

pt-adj

sólido (feminine sólida, masculine plural sólidos, feminine plural sólidas)

sólida (feminine)
sólidos (masculine plural)
sólidas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin solidus. Doublet of soldo.

(chemistry, of matter) in the solid state


ácido ribonucleico

pt-noun

ácido ribonucleico m (plural ácidos ribonucleicos)

ácidos ribonucleicos (plural)
ácido ribonucléico (alternative)

(biochemistry) ribonucleic acid (a macromolecule found in cells)


adenina

From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -ina.

(biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)


ácido fólico

ácido fólico m (usually uncountable, plural ácidos fólicos)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid)


néon

néon m (plural (Portugal) néones or (Brazil) néons)

néones (Portugal plural)
néons (Brazil plural)
neon (alternative)
neão (alternative)

(chemistry, uncountable) neon (element with the atomic number of 10)


cadeia

→ Hunsrik: Katee

→ Tetum: kadeia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cadea, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Italic *katesnā. Compare Galician cadea, Spanish cadena, and English chain. Doublet of the direct borrowing catena.

etymon

(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) chain (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule)


aminopeptidase

pt-noun

aminopeptidase f (plural aminopeptidases)

(biochemistry) aminopeptidase (any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid)


ligação

[li.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ligātiōnem. By surface analysis, ligar + -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

lbor

(chemistry) bond (link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)


paládio

pt-noun

paládio m (usually uncountable, plural paládios)

paládios (plural)
palládio (alternative obsolete)

(chemistry, uncountable) palladium (chemical element)


amerício

amerício m (usually uncountable, plural amerícios)

Borrowed from English americium, coined by Glenn T. Seaborg in 1944.

(chemistry) americium (chemical element with atomic number 95)


reação

[χe.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From French réaction, from Latin reactiōnem, from the verb reago, from re- (“again”) + ago (“to act”).


óxido

(chemistry) oxide (binary compound of oxygen)


polímero

From Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “consisting of many parts”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). By surface analysis, poli- + -mero.

bor

(organic chemistry) polymer (molecule consisting of many identical monomers)


apiol

(organic chemistry) apiol (oleoresin extracted from parsley)


alifático

pt-adj

alifático (feminine alifática, masculine plural alifáticos, feminine plural alifáticas)

alifática (feminine)
alifáticos (masculine plural)
alifáticas (feminine plural)

(organic chemistry) aliphatic (having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain)


ftálico

ftálico (feminine ftálica, masculine plural ftálicos, feminine plural ftálicas)

ftálica (feminine)
ftálicos (masculine plural)
ftálicas (feminine plural)


glutamina

(biochemistry) glutamine (a nonessential amino acid)


histidina

(biochemistry) histidine (an essential amino acid)


leucina

(biochemistry) leucine (an essential amino acid)


metionina

(biochemistry) methionine (lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid)


fenilalanina

(biochemistry) phenylalanine (an amino acid)


alcaloide

alcaloides (plural)
alcalóide (alternative)

(chemistry) alkaloid (organic heterocyclic base)


estricnina

(organic chemistry) strychnine (a toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid)


altrose

(biochemistry) altrose (aldohexose epimeric with mannose)


apiose

(biochemistry) apiose (a branched-chain sugar that occurs in parsley and other plants)


arabinose

(biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)


arabinitol

(organic chemistry) arabinitol (a sugar alcohol)


arabinofuranose

(biochemistry) arabinofuranose (the furanose form of arabinose)


aldotetrose

(biochemistry) aldotetrose (any aldose having four carbon atoms)


aldotriose

(biochemistry) aldotriose (any aldose having three carbon atoms)


ribitol

(biochemistry) ribitol (a sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose)


absintina

(organic chemistry) absinthin (principal compound found in wormwood)


acetona

(organic chemistry) acetone (the organic compound (CH₃)₂CO)


açúcar

pt-noun

açúcar m (countable and uncountable, plural açúcares)

açúcares (plural)
açucre (alternative dated dialectal)
assucar (alternative)
açucar (alternative)

→ Araweté: axuka

→ Guajajára: axuk

→ Kaingang: asuka

desctree

→ Língua Geral Amazônica: asukiri, asukari
Nheengatu: asukirí

→ Papiamentu: suku

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese açúcar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar), from Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /šakar/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”), originally "grit, gravel", from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).


dimercaprol

(organic chemistry) dimercaprol (the mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning)


equilíbrio

Learned borrowing from Latin aequilībrium.


índio

pt-noun

índio m (usually uncountable, plural índios)

From New Latin Indium, after German Indigo.


acrilato

(organic chemistry) acrylate (salt or ester of acrylic acid)


cúbico

pt-adj

cúbico (feminine cúbica, masculine plural cúbicos, feminine plural cúbicas)

cúbica (feminine)
cúbicos (masculine plural)
cúbicas (feminine plural)

(crystallography) cubic (having three equal axes and all angles 90°)


antiperiplanar

antiperiplanar m or f (plural antiperiplanares)

(chemistry) antiperiplanar (describing a torsion angle between 150° and 180°)


lutécio

pt-noun

lutécio m (usually uncountable, plural lutécios)


molécula

(chemistry) molecule (two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds)


poliéster

From English polyester. By surface analysis, poli- + éster.


agonismo

(biochemistry) agonism (relationship between an agonist and a receptor)


colesterol

[kɔ.lɨʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

[kɔ.lɨʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]


serotonina

(biochemistry) serotonin (a neurotransmitter)


endorfina

(biochemistry) endorphin (any of a group of peptide hormones)


agonista

(biochemistry) agonist (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)


proteína

(biochemistry) protein (a large, complex molecule composed of long chains of amino acids)


cornalina

(mineralogy) carnelian (a reddish brown chalcedony)


ligante

(chemistry) ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity)


hidrogenar

pt-verb

hidrogenar (first-person singular present hidrogeno, first-person singular preterite hidrogenei, past participle hidrogenado)

hidrogeno (first-person present singular)
hidrogenei (first-person preterite singular)
hidrogenado (participle past)
hidrogenar (impersonal infinitive)
hidrogenar (first-person infinitive singular)
hidrogenares (infinitive second-person singular)
hidrogenar (infinitive singular third-person)
hidrogenarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
hidrogenardes (infinitive plural second-person)
hidrogenarem (infinitive plural third-person)
hidrogenando (gerund)
hidrogenado (masculine participle past singular)
hidrogenados (masculine participle past plural)
hidrogenada (feminine participle past singular)
hidrogenadas (feminine participle past plural)
hidrogeno (first-person indicative present singular)
hidrogenas (indicative present second-person singular)
hidrogena (indicative present singular third-person)
hidrogenamos (first-person indicative plural present)
hidrogenais (indicative plural present second-person)
hidrogenam (indicative plural present third-person)
hidrogenava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
hidrogenavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
hidrogenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
hidrogenávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
hidrogenáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
hidrogenavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
hidrogenei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
hidrogenaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
hidrogenou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
hidrogenamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
hidrogenámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
hidrogenastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
hidrogenaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
hidrogenara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
hidrogenaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
hidrogenara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
hidrogenáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
hidrogenáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
hidrogenaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
hidrogenarei (first-person future indicative singular)
hidrogenarás (future indicative second-person singular)
hidrogenará (future indicative singular third-person)
hidrogenaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
hidrogenareis (future indicative plural second-person)
hidrogenarão (future indicative plural third-person)
hidrogenaria (conditional first-person singular)
hidrogenarias (conditional second-person singular)
hidrogenaria (conditional singular third-person)
hidrogenaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
hidrogenaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
hidrogenariam (conditional plural third-person)
hidrogene (first-person present singular subjunctive)
hidrogenes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
hidrogene (present singular subjunctive third-person)
hidrogenemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
hidrogeneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
hidrogenem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
hidrogenasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
hidrogenasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hidrogenasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hidrogenássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
hidrogenásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hidrogenassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hidrogenar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
hidrogenares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
hidrogenar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
hidrogenarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
hidrogenardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
hidrogenarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
hidrogena (imperative second-person singular)
hidrogene (imperative singular third-person)
hidrogenemos (first-person imperative plural)
hidrogenai (imperative plural second-person)
hidrogenem (imperative plural third-person)
não hidrogenes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não hidrogene (imperative negative singular third-person)
não hidrogenemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não hidrogeneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não hidrogenem (imperative negative plural third-person)


peptona

(biochemistry) peptone (water-soluble product of partial protein hydrolysis)


ácido desoxirribonucleico

pt-noun

ácido desoxirribonucleico m (plural ácidos desoxirribonucleicos)

ácidos desoxirribonucleicos (plural)
ácido desoxirribonucléico (alternative)

deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid

(genetics, biochemistry) deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA


malaquita

malaquitas (plural)
malaquite (alternative Portugal)

(mineralogy) malachite (bright green mineral)


oleico

pt-adj

oleico (feminine oleica, masculine plural oleicos, feminine plural oleicas)

oleica (feminine)
oleicos (masculine plural)
oleicas (feminine plural)
oléico (alternative)

(chemistry) oleic (of or relating to oleic acid)


treonina

(biochemistry) threonine (an essential amino acid)


valina

(biochemistry) valine (an essential aminoacid)


tirosina

(biochemistry) tyrosine (aminoacid used by cells to synthesise proteins)


triptofano

(biochemistry) tryptophan (an essential amino acid)


linoleico

linoleico (feminine linoleica, masculine plural linoleicos, feminine plural linoleicas)

linoleica (feminine)
linoleicos (masculine plural)
linoleicas (feminine plural)

(organic chemistry) linoleic (Name of the common fatty acid in vegetable oils, with various applications.)


butanoico

butanoico (feminine butanoica, masculine plural butanoicos, feminine plural butanoicas)

butanoica (feminine)
butanoicos (masculine plural)
butanoicas (feminine plural)
butanóico (alternative)


pentanoico

pentanoico (feminine pentanoica, masculine plural pentanoicos, feminine plural pentanoicas)

pentanoica (feminine)
pentanoicos (masculine plural)
pentanoicas (feminine plural)
pentanóico (alternative)


sulfuroso

sulfuroso (feminine sulfurosa, masculine plural sulfurosos, feminine plural sulfurosas, metaphonic)

sulfurosa (feminine)
sulfurosos (masculine plural)
sulfurosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


serpentina

(mineralogy) serpentine (layered mineral consisting of magnesium and iron silicates)


heptano

(organic chemistry) heptane (saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₇H₁₆)


volátil

Learned borrowing from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“to fly”).

lbor

(physics, chemistry) volatile (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions)


alumínio

Borrowed from French aluminium, from English aluminium, ultimately from Latin alūmen.


pepsina

(biochemistry) pepsin (a digestive enzyme)


produto

produtos (plural)
producto (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin prōductus (“brought forth”), perfect participle of prōdūcō (“to bring forth”), from prō (“forth”) + dūcō (“to lead; to draw”).

(chemistry) product (substance formed as a result of a reaction)


metanol

pt-noun

metanol m (usually uncountable, plural metanóis)

(organic chemistry) methanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH₃OH)


decalina

(organic chemistry) decalin (decahydronaphthalene)


deutério

(chemistry) deuterium (isotope of hydrogen)


cálcio

Learned borrowing from New Latin calcium, a word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”), supposedly from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

lbor

(chemistry) calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20)


lantânio

pt-noun

lantânio m (usually uncountable, plural lantânios)

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “escape notice”).

uder

(chemistry) lanthanum (metallic chemical element)


cério

pt-noun

cério m (usually uncountable, plural cérios)

Learned borrowing from New Latin cerium, from Cerēs (“a dwarf planet”), from Latin Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”).


tântalo

tântalo m (usually uncountable, plural tântalos)

Named after Tântalo (“Tantalus”), from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”), a character from Greek mythology.


isomorfismo

isomorfismos (plural)
isomorphismo (alternative obsolete)

(chemistry) isomorphism (similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds)


selenita

selenitas (plural)
selenite (alternative Portugal)

From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs).

A selenita é uma pedra serena que instila a paz profunda e por isso é excelente para a meditação e o trabalho espiritual.

2020 March 12, Judy Hall, A Bíblia dos Cristais - Vol. 1: O Guia Definitivo dos Cristais, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN:

Selenite is a serene stone that instills deep peace and is therefore excellent for meditation and spiritual work.


ferritina

(biochemistry) ferritin (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits)


prostaglandina

pt-noun

prostaglandina f (plural prostaglandinas)

(biochemistry) prostaglandin (any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid)


furano

(organic chemistry) furan (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds)


anómero

anómeros (plural)
anômero (alternative Brazil)

(organic chemistry) anomer (any diastereoisomer of a sugar)


amilopectina

(biochemistry) amylopectin (insoluble form of starch)


quitina

quitina f (usually uncountable, plural quitinas)

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.

(biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)


-eno

-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)

(chemistry) -ene (forms the names of alkenes)


berquélio

berquélio m (usually uncountable, plural berquélios)

berquélios (plural)
berkélio (alternative)
berquelião (alternative)

Borrowed from English berkelium, after the city of Berkeley.

(chemistry) berkelium (transuranic chemical element)


grafeno

(inorganic chemistry) graphene (large-scale, one-atom thick layer of graphite)


adenosina

(biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) adenosine (a nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue)


amiloide

(pathology, biochemistry) amyloid (misfolded proteins that disrupt normal organ function)


androstenol

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨˈnɔɫ]

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨˈnɔɫ]

(organic chemistry) androstenol (steroid alcohol with a musk-like odour)


esteroide

esteroides (plural)
esteróide (alternative)

(biochemistry) steroid (any organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings)


apoenzima

(biochemistry) apoenzyme (an inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor)


catabolismo

(biochemistry) catabolism (destructive metabolism)


citocromo

(biochemistry) cytochrome (hemeprotein responsible for the generation of ATP)


sintetizar

pt-verb

sintetizar (first-person singular present sintetizo, first-person singular preterite sintetizei, past participle sintetizado)

sintetizo (first-person present singular)
sintetizei (first-person preterite singular)
sintetizado (participle past)
sintetizar (impersonal infinitive)
sintetizar (first-person infinitive singular)
sintetizares (infinitive second-person singular)
sintetizar (infinitive singular third-person)
sintetizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
sintetizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
sintetizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
sintetizando (gerund)
sintetizado (masculine participle past singular)
sintetizados (masculine participle past plural)
sintetizada (feminine participle past singular)
sintetizadas (feminine participle past plural)
sintetizo (first-person indicative present singular)
sintetizas (indicative present second-person singular)
sintetiza (indicative present singular third-person)
sintetizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
sintetizais (indicative plural present second-person)
sintetizam (indicative plural present third-person)
sintetizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sintetizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sintetizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sintetizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sintetizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sintetizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sintetizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sintetizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sintetizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sintetizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
sintetizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sintetizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sintetizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sintetizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
sintetizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
sintetizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
sintetizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
sintetizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
sintetizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
sintetizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
sintetizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
sintetizará (future indicative singular third-person)
sintetizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
sintetizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
sintetizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
sintetizaria (conditional first-person singular)
sintetizarias (conditional second-person singular)
sintetizaria (conditional singular third-person)
sintetizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
sintetizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
sintetizariam (conditional plural third-person)
sintetize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sintetizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sintetize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sintetizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sintetizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sintetizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sintetizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sintetizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sintetizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sintetizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sintetizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sintetizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sintetizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
sintetizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
sintetizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
sintetizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
sintetizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
sintetizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
sintetiza (imperative second-person singular)
sintetize (imperative singular third-person)
sintetizemos (first-person imperative plural)
sintetizai (imperative plural second-person)
sintetizem (imperative plural third-person)
não sintetizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não sintetize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não sintetizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não sintetizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não sintetizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

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(chemistry) to synthesise (to produce a substance by chemical synthesis)


aminoterminal

pt-adj

aminoterminal m or f (plural aminoterminais)

aminoterminais (plural)
amino-terminal (alternative)

(biochemistry, of an amino acid) amino-terminal (having a free amino group)


monómero

monómeros (plural)
monômero (alternative Brazil)

(chemistry) monomer (molecule that may bind to other molecules to form a polymer)


isoforma

(biochemistry) isoform (any of several different forms of the same protein)


lignina

(organic chemistry) lignin (aromatic polymer)


acridina

(organic chemistry) acridine (tricyclic aromatic heterocycle obtained from coal tar)


citosina

(biochemistry) cytosine (a base which appears in DNA)


timina

(biochemistry, genetics) thymine (a base which appears in DNA)


amidol

(chemistry, photography) amidol (hydrochloride used as a photographic developer)


globulina

(biochemistry) globulin (type of protein)


feldspato

(mineralogy) feldspar (type of rock-forming mineral)


polimorfo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.

bor+

(chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph


poliuretano

(organic chemistry) polyurethane (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links)


blenda

(mineralogy) blende (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)


número atômico

pt-noun

número atômico m (plural números atômicos)

números atômicos (plural)
número atómico (alternative Portugal)

(chemistry) atomic number (number of protons)


titânio

(chemistry, uncountable) titanium (chemical element)


crómio

crómios (plural)
crômio (alternative Brazil)


tecnécio

tecnécio m (usually uncountable, plural tecnécios)


ródio

ródio m (usually uncountable, plural ródios)

[ˈχɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]


cádmio

cádmio m (usually uncountable, plural cádmios)


telúrio

telúrio m (usually uncountable, plural telúrios)

(chemistry) tellurium (chemical element)


bário

bário m (usually uncountable, plural bários)


praseodímio

praseodímio m (usually uncountable, plural praseodímios)

praseodímios (plural)
praseodymio (alternative obsolete)

From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin”).

uder

(chemistry) praseodymium (chemical element)


promécio

pt-noun

promécio m (usually uncountable, plural promécios)

From Prometeu (“Prometheus”), from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús, “Prometheus”).

uder

(chemistry) promethium (chemical element)


samário

pt-noun

samário m (usually uncountable, plural samários)


európio

európio m (usually uncountable, plural európios)


disprósio

disprósio m (usually uncountable, plural disprósios)

Borrowed from New Latin dysprosium, from Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος (dusprósitos, “hard to get”).

der

(chemistry) dysprosium (chemical element)


hólmio

pt-noun

hólmio m (usually uncountable, plural hólmios)


érbio

érbio m (usually uncountable, plural érbios)


túlio

túlio m (usually uncountable, plural túlios)


itérbio

itérbio m (usually uncountable, plural itérbios)

(chemistry) ytterbium (chemical element)


háfnio

háfnio m (usually uncountable, plural háfnios)


ósmio

ósmio m (usually uncountable, plural ósmios)


tálio

tálio m (usually uncountable, plural tálios)


actínio

actínio m (usually uncountable, plural actínios)

Probably borrowed from French actinium, from New Latin actīnium, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).


tório

tório m (usually uncountable, plural tórios)


roentgênio

roentgênios (plural)
roentgénio (alternative Portugal)


subatómico

pt-adj

subatómico (feminine subatómica, masculine plural subatómicos, feminine plural subatómicas, not comparable)

subatómica (feminine)
subatómicos (masculine plural)
subatómicas (feminine plural)
subatômico (alternative Brazil)


adonitol

(biochemistry) adonitol; ribitol (a sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose)


surfactante

(chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)

(biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)


angiotensina

(biochemistry) angiotensin (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels)


derivativo

(chemistry) derivative (chemical derived from another)


ácido aspártico

(biochemistry) aspartic acid (a nonessential amino acid)


triclínico

triclínico (feminine triclínica, masculine plural triclínicos, feminine plural triclínicas)

triclínica (feminine)
triclínicos (masculine plural)
triclínicas (feminine plural)

(crystallography) triclinic (having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles)


coloide

(chemistry) colloid (system in which dispersed insoluble particles are suspended throughout another substance)


olivina

(mineralogy) olivine (green magnesium-iron silicate mineral)


calcita

calcitas (plural)
calcite (alternative Portugal)

(mineralogy) calcite (calcium carbonate mineral)


pirrol

(organic chemistry) pyrrole (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds)


hidroquinona

(organic chemistry) hydroquinone (the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene)


antraquinona

(organic chemistry) anthraquinone (tricyclic quinone)


xileno

From xil(o)- + -eno (compare French xylène).

(organic chemistry) xylene (di-methyl-benzene)


uracilo

uracilos (plural)
uracila (alternative Brazil)


anetol

(organic chemistry) anethole (aromatic compound found in anise)


etanolamina

(organic chemistry) ethanolamine (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia)


hidróxido

(chemistry) hydroxide (univalent anion with one hydrogen and one oxygen atom)


alótropo

(chemistry) allotrope (form of an element that has a different molecular structure to another form of the same element)


hexano

(organic chemistry) hexane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₆H₁₄)


isobutano

(organic chemistry) isobutane (a hydrocarbon: C₄H₁₀)


octano

(organic chemistry) octane (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)


etileno

pt-noun

etileno m (usually uncountable, plural etilenos)

(organic chemistry) ethylene (a colourless gaseous hydrocarbon)


butanona

(organic chemistry) butanone (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH₃CH₂COCH₃)


acetoacetato

(organic chemistry) acetoacetate (any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid)


hematita

hematitas (plural)
hematite (alternative Portugal)


pirita

piritas (plural)
pirite (alternative Portugal)

(mineralogy) pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)


antitrombina

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

(biochemistry) antithrombin (molecule that inactivates several enzymes)


glicoproteína

(biochemistry) glycoprotein (protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates)


integrina

(biochemistry) integrin (protein functioning as a receptor)


luminol

luminol m (usually uncountable, plural luminóis)

Provém esta luz da oxidacao dum composto organico a que o Dr. Huntress deu o nome de “luminol” e que é induzido por um agente oxidante de natureza alkalina.

1933 November 19, Jornal do Commercio, volume 107, number 43, Rio de Janeiro, page 5, column 7:

O envio ao laboratório é obrigatório porque o Luminol não é totalmente confiável, uma vez que reage com o ferro existente no sangue, humano ou não humano, mas também com outros materiais que contenham ferro, como banana, cenoura, alho, feijão-verde, gengibre, além de uma série de produtos de limpeza domésticos e outros elementos, como ferrugem. Enfim, uma quantidade de itens presentes em grande parte das casas brasileiras.

2018, Rogério Pagnan, O pior dos crimes: a história do assassinato de Isabella Nardoni, Rio de Janeiro: Record, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Praticamente abbiamo ridotto lo spessore della vernice sui muri. Se c'è del sangue là sotto, il Luminol dovrebbe essere in grado di farlo emergere...

2019 [2010], Eliana Aguiar, transl., O Aliciador, Rio de Janeiro: Record, translation of Il suggeritore by Donato Carrisi, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

O luminol é um composto lábil, necessitando de refrigeração, e o preparo da solução deve ser feito no momento do uso, o que, muitas vezes, dificulta a utilização em local de crime.

2024, Paulo Ricardo Ost Frank, “Vestígios orgânicos” (chapter 4), in Uma Introdução à Criminalística: Um Guia para a Perícia Criminal, 3rd edition, Porto Alegre: Ruta, →ISBN, Quimiluminescência e Luminol, page 107, column 1:


peptidoglicano

peptidoglicano m (plural peptidoglicanos)

peptidoglicanos (plural)
peptideoglicano (alternative)

Internationalism, based on peptídeo + glicano.


aldolase

(biochemistry) aldolase (enzyme that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose)


xilitol

(organic chemistry) xylitol (a pentahydric alcohol derived from xylose)


acenafteno

(organic chemistry) acenaphthene (hydrocarbon found in coal tar)


acético

pt-adj

acético (feminine acética, masculine plural acéticos, feminine plural acéticas)

acética (feminine)
acéticos (masculine plural)
acéticas (feminine plural)

(organic chemistry) acetic (pertaining to acetic acid)


ácido acético

(organic chemistry) acetic acid (clear colourless organic acid, CH₃COOH)


acetilcisteína

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) acetylcysteine (an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning)


acetilsalicilato

pt-noun

acetilsalicilato m (plural acetilsalicilatos)

(organic chemistry) acetylsalicylate (salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid)


ácido acetilsalicílico

acetylsalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic acid

(organic chemistry) acetylsalicylic acid (acetate ester of salicylic acid)


ácido acrílico

(organic chemistry) acrylic acid (an unsaturated organic acid)


adamantano

(organic chemistry) adamantane (a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives)


adipato

(organic chemistry) adipate (salt or ester of adipic acid)


ácido adípico

(organic chemistry) adipic acid (crystalline dicarboxylic acid)


adiponectina

(biochemistry) adiponectin (hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism)


aleno

(organic chemistry) allene (any of a class of hydrocarbons)


alicina

(organic chemistry) allicin (organic compound obtained from garlic)


aliina

(organic chemistry) alliin (a sulfoxide derived from cysteine)


alílico

pt-adj

alílico (feminine alílica, masculine plural alílicos, feminine plural alílicas)

alílica (feminine)
alílicos (masculine plural)
alílicas (feminine plural)

(organic chemistry) allylic (containing an allyl group)


ameloblastina

(biochemistry) ameloblastin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


amelogenina

(biochemistry) amelogenin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


amílico

amílico (feminine amílica, masculine plural amílicos, feminine plural amílicas)

amílica (feminine)
amílicos (masculine plural)
amílicas (feminine plural)

(chemistry) amyl (of or relating to starch)


aminobenzoato

(organic chemistry) aminobenzoate (any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid)


ácido aminobenzoico

pt-noun

ácido aminobenzoico m (plural ácidos aminobenzoicos)

ácidos aminobenzoicos (plural)
ácido aminobenzóico (alternative)

(organic chemistry) aminobenzoic acid (any benzoic acid with an amino group)


aminobutírico

pt-adj

aminobutírico (feminine aminobutírica, masculine plural aminobutíricos, feminine plural aminobutíricas)

aminobutírica (feminine)
aminobutíricos (masculine plural)
aminobutíricas (feminine plural)

(organic chemistry) aminobutyric (of or relating to any of several isomeric univalent radicals)


androgénico

androgénico (feminine androgénica, masculine plural androgénicos, feminine plural androgénicas)

androgénica (feminine)
androgénicos (masculine plural)
androgénicas (feminine plural)
androgênico (alternative Brazil)

(biochemistry, steroids, of a hormone) androgenic (that controls the development of male characteristics)


antitripsina

(biochemistry) antitrypsin (one of a class of serum proteins)


antraceno

(organic chemistry) anthracene (a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)


anuleno

(organic chemistry) annulene (a monocyclic hydrocarbon)


apolipoproteína

pt-noun

apolipoproteína f (plural apolipoproteínas)

(biochemistry) apolipoprotein (protein that can bind with a lipid)


apoproteína

(biochemistry) apoprotein (polypeptide part of a conjugated protein)


araquidonato

(organic chemistry) arachidonate (salt or ester of arachidonic acid)


ácido araquidónico

(organic chemistry) arachidonic acid (long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins)


ácido ascórbico

(chemistry) ascorbic acid (the white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆)


protrombina

(biochemistry) prothrombin (a glycoprotein produced in the liver)


rodopsina

(biochemistry) rhodopsin (a light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina)


caseína

Formed from Latin caseus (“cheese”) + -ina.


colágeno

(biochemistry) collagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibres)


histona

(biochemistry) histone (a water soluble protein)


queratina

(biochemistry) keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of)


somatotrofina

somatotrofinas (plural)
somatotropina (alternative)


pectina

(biochemistry) pectin (polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants)


ácido úrico

ácido úrico m (usually uncountable, plural ácidos úricos)

(chemistry) uric acid (a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound)


vasopressina

(biochemistry) vasopressin (an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland)


ácido nucleico

ácido nucleico m (plural ácidos nucleicos)

(biochemistry, genetics) nucleic acid (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule)


succínico

pt-adj

succínico (feminine succínica, masculine plural succínicos, feminine plural succínicas)

succínica (feminine)
succínicos (masculine plural)
succínicas (feminine plural)


-oico

-oico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -oica, masculine plural -oicos, feminine plural -oicas)

-oica (feminine)
-oicos (masculine plural)
-oicas (feminine plural)
-óico (alternative)

(organic chemistry) -oic (used to form the names of carboxylic groups and acids)


fosforilar

pt-verb

fosforilar (first-person singular present fosforilo, first-person singular preterite fosforilei, past participle fosforilado)

fosforilo (first-person present singular)
fosforilei (first-person preterite singular)
fosforilado (participle past)
fosforilar (impersonal infinitive)
fosforilar (first-person infinitive singular)
fosforilares (infinitive second-person singular)
fosforilar (infinitive singular third-person)
fosforilarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
fosforilardes (infinitive plural second-person)
fosforilarem (infinitive plural third-person)
fosforilando (gerund)
fosforilado (masculine participle past singular)
fosforilados (masculine participle past plural)
fosforilada (feminine participle past singular)
fosforiladas (feminine participle past plural)
fosforilo (first-person indicative present singular)
fosforilas (indicative present second-person singular)
fosforila (indicative present singular third-person)
fosforilamos (first-person indicative plural present)
fosforilais (indicative plural present second-person)
fosforilam (indicative plural present third-person)
fosforilava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fosforilavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fosforilava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fosforilávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fosforiláveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fosforilavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fosforilei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fosforilaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fosforilou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
fosforilamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
fosforilámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
fosforilastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
fosforilaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
fosforilara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
fosforilaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
fosforilara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
fosforiláramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
fosforiláreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
fosforilaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
fosforilarei (first-person future indicative singular)
fosforilarás (future indicative second-person singular)
fosforilará (future indicative singular third-person)
fosforilaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
fosforilareis (future indicative plural second-person)
fosforilarão (future indicative plural third-person)
fosforilaria (conditional first-person singular)
fosforilarias (conditional second-person singular)
fosforilaria (conditional singular third-person)
fosforilaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
fosforilaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
fosforilariam (conditional plural third-person)
fosforile (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fosforiles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fosforile (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fosforilemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fosforileis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fosforilem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fosforilasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fosforilasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fosforilasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fosforilássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fosforilásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fosforilassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fosforilar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
fosforilares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
fosforilar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
fosforilarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
fosforilardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
fosforilarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
fosforila (imperative second-person singular)
fosforile (imperative singular third-person)
fosforilemos (first-person imperative plural)
fosforilai (imperative plural second-person)
fosforilem (imperative plural third-person)
não fosforiles (imperative negative second-person singular)
não fosforile (imperative negative singular third-person)
não fosforilemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não fosforileis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não fosforilem (imperative negative plural third-person)


oxidativo

pt-adj

oxidativo (feminine oxidativa, masculine plural oxidativos, feminine plural oxidativas)

oxidativa (feminine)
oxidativos (masculine plural)
oxidativas (feminine plural)


anaeróbico

anaeróbico (feminine anaeróbica, masculine plural anaeróbicos, feminine plural anaeróbicas)

anaeróbica (feminine)
anaeróbicos (masculine plural)
anaeróbicas (feminine plural)

(microbiology, biochemistry) anaerobic (not using oxygen)


etanal

(organic chemistry) acetaldehyde; ethanal (an organic chemical compound)


glicano

(organic chemistry) glycan (any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide)


ácido oxálico

pt-noun

ácido oxálico m (plural ácidos oxálicos)

(organic chemistry) oxalic acid (a dicarboxylic acid)


ácido oleico

(organic chemistry) oleic acid (fatty acid found in olive oil)


aldol

(organic chemistry) aldol (aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position)


etanoico

pt-adj

etanoico (feminine etanoica, masculine plural etanoicos, feminine plural etanoicas)

etanoica (feminine)
etanoicos (masculine plural)
etanoicas (feminine plural)
etanóico (alternative)


metanoico

metanoico (feminine metanoica, masculine plural metanoicos, feminine plural metanoicas)

metanoica (feminine)
metanoicos (masculine plural)
metanoicas (feminine plural)
metanóico (alternative)


propanoico

propanoico (feminine propanoica, masculine plural propanoicos, feminine plural propanoicas)

propanoica (feminine)
propanoicos (masculine plural)
propanoicas (feminine plural)
propanóico (alternative)


alo-

From Ancient Greek ἀλλο- (allo-), combining form of ἄλλος (állos, “other”).


amilopsina

(biochemistry) amylopsin (pancreatic form of amylase)


antocianina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanin (any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments)


antocianidina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanidin (an aglycone of an anthocyanin)


cromo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

bor+

(chemistry) chromo- (relating to chromium)


ácido cítrico

(organic chemistry) citric acid (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇)


cardiolipina

(organic chemistry) cardiolipin (any phospholipid having the structure of a bisphosphatidylglycerol present in the muscles of the heart)


dolomita

dolomitas (plural)
dolomite (alternative Portugal)


siderita

sideritas (plural)
siderite (alternative Portugal)


cromita

cromitas (plural)
cromite (alternative Portugal)


ilmenita

ilmenitas (plural)
ilmenite (alternative Portugal)

(mineralogy) ilmenite (a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral)


neodímio

pt-noun

neodímio m (usually uncountable, plural neodímios)

neodímios (plural)
neodymio (alternative obsolete)

From neo- (“neo-”) + (di)dímio (“didymium”).

(chemistry) neodymium (chemical element)


térbio

térbio m (usually uncountable, plural térbios)


heterogêneo

pt-adj

heterogêneo (feminine heterogênea, masculine plural heterogêneos, feminine plural heterogêneas)

heterogênea (feminine)
heterogêneos (masculine plural)
heterogêneas (feminine plural)
heterogéneo (alternative Portugal)

From Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”) + -eo.

af

grc:ἑτερογενής

(physics, chemistry) heterogeneous (having more than one phase)


nucleotídeo

nucleotídeos (plural)
nucleótido (alternative Portugal)

From núcleo (“nucleus”) + -t- + -ídeo (“-ide”).

affix

(biochemistry, Brazil) nucleotide (monomer comprising DNA or RNA)


aconitase

(biochemistry) aconitase (aconitate hydratase)


ácido nítrico

(inorganic chemistry) nitric acid (HNO₃)


ácido sulfúrico

(inorganic chemistry) sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄)


ciclo-

(chemistry) cyclo- (relating to or being a cyclic compound)


argento-

(chemistry, mineralogy) argento- (relating to or containing silver)


quiral

pt-adj

quiral m or f (plural quirais, not comparable)


arabitol

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

(biochemistry) arabitol (a sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose)


catalítico

catalítico (feminine catalítica, masculine plural catalíticos, feminine plural catalíticas)

catalítica (feminine)
catalíticos (masculine plural)
catalíticas (feminine plural)

(chemistry) catalytic (of, or relating to catalysts)


alozima

alozimas (plural)
aloenzima (alternative)

(genetics, biochemistry) allozyme (either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene)


aminociclopropano

(organic chemistry) aminocyclopropane (univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the ring of cyclopropylamine)


acidimetria

(chemistry) acidimetry (the measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required)


aconitina

(organic chemistry) aconitine (a poisonous alkaloid)


adamita

adamitas (plural)
adamite (alternative Portugal)

(mineralogy) adamite (a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral)


albuminato

(chemistry) albuminate (compound of albumin and a base or acid)


amigdalina

(biochemistry) amygdalin (glycoside found in bitter almonds)


angiostatina

(biochemistry) angiostatin (protein that inhibits angiogenesis)


arsenioso

arsenioso (feminine arseniosa, masculine plural arseniosos, feminine plural arseniosas, metaphonic)

arseniosa (feminine)
arseniosos (masculine plural)
arseniosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(chemistry) arsenious (relating to or containing arsenic with a valence of 3)


-eto

pt-noun

-eto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etos)

-etos (plural)
-êto (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.

sulfeto de zinco

(inorganic chemistry) -ide (binary compound of a nonmetal)


pirólise

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosing”).

(chemistry) pyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)


flogístico

(chemistry, historical) phlogiston (hypothetical fiery principle)


retorta

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retortus.

(chemistry) retort (flask used in distillation)


desionizar

pt-verb

desionizar (first-person singular present desionizo, first-person singular preterite desionizei, past participle desionizado)

desionizo (first-person present singular)
desionizei (first-person preterite singular)
desionizado (participle past)
desionizar (impersonal infinitive)
desionizar (first-person infinitive singular)
desionizares (infinitive second-person singular)
desionizar (infinitive singular third-person)
desionizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
desionizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
desionizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
desionizando (gerund)
desionizado (masculine participle past singular)
desionizados (masculine participle past plural)
desionizada (feminine participle past singular)
desionizadas (feminine participle past plural)
desionizo (first-person indicative present singular)
desionizas (indicative present second-person singular)
desioniza (indicative present singular third-person)
desionizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
desionizais (indicative plural present second-person)
desionizam (indicative plural present third-person)
desionizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desionizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desionizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desionizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desionizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desionizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desionizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desionizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desionizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desionizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
desionizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desionizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desionizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desionizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
desionizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
desionizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
desionizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
desionizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
desionizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
desionizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
desionizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
desionizará (future indicative singular third-person)
desionizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
desionizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
desionizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
desionizaria (conditional first-person singular)
desionizarias (conditional second-person singular)
desionizaria (conditional singular third-person)
desionizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
desionizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
desionizariam (conditional plural third-person)
desionize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desionizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desionize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desionizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desionizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desionizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desionizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desionizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desionizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desionizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desionizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desionizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desionizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
desionizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
desionizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
desionizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
desionizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
desionizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desioniza (imperative second-person singular)
desionize (imperative singular third-person)
desionizemos (first-person imperative plural)
desionizai (imperative plural second-person)
desionizem (imperative plural third-person)
não desionizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não desionize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não desionizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não desionizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não desionizem (imperative negative plural third-person)
deionizar (alternative)

(chemistry, physics, transitive) to deionize


ionizar

ionizar (first-person singular present ionizo, first-person singular preterite ionizei, past participle ionizado)

ionizo (first-person present singular)
ionizei (first-person preterite singular)
ionizado (participle past)
ionizar (impersonal infinitive)
ionizar (first-person infinitive singular)
ionizares (infinitive second-person singular)
ionizar (infinitive singular third-person)
ionizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
ionizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
ionizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
ionizando (gerund)
ionizado (masculine participle past singular)
ionizados (masculine participle past plural)
ionizada (feminine participle past singular)
ionizadas (feminine participle past plural)
ionizo (first-person indicative present singular)
ionizas (indicative present second-person singular)
ioniza (indicative present singular third-person)
ionizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
ionizais (indicative plural present second-person)
ionizam (indicative plural present third-person)
ionizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ionizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ionizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ionizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ionizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ionizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ionizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ionizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ionizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ionizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
ionizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ionizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ionizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ionizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
ionizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
ionizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ionizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
ionizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ionizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
ionizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
ionizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
ionizará (future indicative singular third-person)
ionizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
ionizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
ionizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
ionizaria (conditional first-person singular)
ionizarias (conditional second-person singular)
ionizaria (conditional singular third-person)
ionizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
ionizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
ionizariam (conditional plural third-person)
ionize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ionizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ionize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ionizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ionizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ionizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ionizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ionizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ionizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ionizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ionizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ionizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ionizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
ionizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
ionizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
ionizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
ionizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
ionizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
ioniza (imperative second-person singular)
ionize (imperative singular third-person)
ionizemos (first-person imperative plural)
ionizai (imperative plural second-person)
ionizem (imperative plural third-person)
não ionizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não ionize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não ionizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não ionizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não ionizem (imperative negative plural third-person)
iontizar (alternative)

From íon + -izar in Brazilian Portuguese and from ião + -izar in European Portuguese.

(chemistry, physics, transitive) to ionize


tanino

(chemistry) tannin; tannic acid (phenol extracted from the bark or galls of trees)


histamina

(biochemistry) histamine (an amine released during allergic reaction)


progesterona

(biochemistry, steroids) progesterone (steroid hormone secreted by the ovaries)


anabasina

(organic chemistry) anabasine (pyridine alkaloid)


mercuroso

pt-adj

mercuroso (feminine mercurosa, masculine plural mercurosos, feminine plural mercurosas, metaphonic)

mercurosa (feminine)
mercurosos (masculine plural)
mercurosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


aminopropanol

(organic chemistry) aminopropanol (any of several isomeric amino derivatives of propanol)


polónio

polónios (plural)
polônio (alternative Brazil)


íon

íons (plural)
ião (alternative Portugal)

Borrowed from English ion, from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-.

(physics, chemistry) ion (electrically charged atom)


elétron

elétrons (plural)
eletrão (alternative Portugal)
eléctron (alternative)

Borrowed from English electron, from Latin ēlectrum (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

der

(particle physics, chemistry) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)


peptídico

pt-adj

peptídico (feminine peptídica, masculine plural peptídicos, feminine plural peptídicas)

peptídica (feminine)
peptídicos (masculine plural)
peptídicas (feminine plural)


cumarina

(organic chemistry) coumarin (aromatic compound)


biotita

biotitas (plural)
biotite (alternative Portugal)


arabinofuranosidase

pt-noun

arabinofuranosidase f (plural arabinofuranosidases)

(biochemistry) arabinofuranosidase (any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an arabinofuranoside)


elemento químico

elemento químico m (plural elementos químicos)

(chemistry) chemical element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction)


anisol

(organic chemistry) anisole (an aromatic ether)


alginato

(organic chemistry) alginate (any salt or ester of alginic acid)


dúbnio

dúbnio m (usually uncountable, plural dúbnios)


álcool

álcool m (countable and uncountable, plural álcoois or (sometimes proscribed) alcoóis or (informal, nonstandard) álcools)

álcoois (plural)
alcoóis (plural proscribed sometimes)
álcools (informal nonstandard plural)
alcool (alternative)
alcohol (alternative)

From Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), via Spanish or Medieval Latin.

Etanol e metanol são álcoois.

Quanto ao excesso da producção, terá de ser transformado em alcool directamente da canna nas proprias usinas, que serão forçadas a possuir suas distillarias, embora possam algumas, em dadas circumstancias, montar uma usina central de deshydratação de seus alcools.

1934 November 7, “(A momentuous matter for the sugar industry) Uma questão momentosa para a industria assucareira”, in Correio da Manhã, volume XXXIV, number 12256, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:

As for the excess production, it will have to be converted into alcohol directly from the sugarcane at the mills themselves, which will be required to have their own distilleries, although some of them, under certain circumstances, may set up a central alcohol dehydration plant.

5 — Freire, Affonso de Castilho — Determinação do kerosene nos alcohoes desnaturados.

1937 July 24, “III Congresso Sul-Americano de Chimica: Theses Apresentadas [III South-American Congress of Chemistry: Presented Theses]”, in Jornal do Commercio, volume 110, number 250, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:

5 — Freire, Affonso de Castilho — Determination of kerosene in denatured alcohols.

(countable, organic chemistry) alcohol (any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group)


angiotensinase

angiotensinase f (plural angiotensinases)

(biochemistry) angiotensinase (any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin)


hidrocarboneto

hidrocarboneto m (plural hidrocarbonetos)

(organic chemistry) hydrocarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen)


número de Avogadro

(chemistry) Avogadro's number (the number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure Carbon-12)


antitransglutaminase

(biochemistry, immunology) antitransglutaminase (targeting transglutaminase)


gravimétrico

pt-adj

gravimétrico (feminine gravimétrica, masculine plural gravimétricos, feminine plural gravimétricas)

gravimétrica (feminine)
gravimétricos (masculine plural)
gravimétricas (feminine plural)

From gravimetria + -ico. By surface analysis, grave + -métrico.


drusa

(mineralogy) druse (an inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals)


acila

acilas (plural)
acilo (alternative Portugal)

(organic chemistry) acyl (any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid)


álcali

(chemistry) alkali (any of a class of caustic bases)


amoníaco

(inorganic chemistry) ammonia (the compound NH₃)


manganês

pt-noun

manganês m (usually uncountable, plural manganeses)

/mɐ̃.ɡɐˈneʃ/

(chemistry, uncountable) manganese (metal)


capela

capelas (plural)
capella (alternative obsolete)

→ Konkani: कोपेल (kopel)

→ Malayalam: കപ്പേള (kappēḷa)

From Old Galician-Portuguese capela (“chapel”), from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of cappa (“cloak, cape”). Cognate with Galician capela, Spanish capilla, Catalan capella, Occitan capèla, French chapelle, Italian cappella and Romanian capelă.

inh

(chemistry) fume hood (a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)


metilo

metilos (plural)
metila (alternative Brazil)


arseno-

(organic chemistry, mineralogy) arseno- (used to name compounds and minerals in which an element is replaced by arsenic)


diamantífero

pt-adj

diamantífero (feminine diamantífera, masculine plural diamantíferos, feminine plural diamantíferas)

diamantífera (feminine)
diamantíferos (masculine plural)
diamantíferas (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) diamondiferous (yielding diamond)


cinética

(chemistry) kinetics (branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions)


acetarsol

Internationalism; compare English acetarsol


abietina

(organic chemistry) abietin (a resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam)


fosfórico

fosfórico (feminine fosfórica, masculine plural fosfóricos, feminine plural fosfóricas)

fosfórica (feminine)
fosfóricos (masculine plural)
fosfóricas (feminine plural)


ampelite

ampelites (plural)
ampelita (alternative Brazil)

(mineralogy) ampelite (carbonaceous alum schist)


clórico

clórico (feminine clórica, masculine plural clóricos, feminine plural clóricas)

clórica (feminine)
clóricos (masculine plural)
clóricas (feminine plural)


arginase

(biochemistry) arginase (an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine)


cálcico

cálcico (feminine cálcica, masculine plural cálcicos, feminine plural cálcicas)

cálcica (feminine)
cálcicos (masculine plural)
cálcicas (feminine plural)


antimónio

pt-noun

antimónio m (usually uncountable, plural antimónios)

antimónios (plural)
antimônio (alternative Brazil)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin antimonium.


arabinase

(biochemistry) arabinase (any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinans)


rodocrosita

rodocrositas (plural)
rodocrosite (alternative Portugal)


espinela

(mineralogy) spinel (any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium)


amidinotransferase

pt-noun

amidinotransferase f (plural amidinotransferases)

(biochemistry) amidinotransferase (any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of amidinos)


antiproteinase

antiproteinase f (plural antiproteinases)

(biochemistry) antiproteinase (any inhibitor of proteinase activity)


aminograma

(biochemistry) aminogram (diagram that shows the amino acid composition of a peptide or protein)


HAP

(organic chemistry) initialism of hidrocarboneto aromático policíclico (“PAH”)


aluminon

(chemistry) aluminon (triammonium salt of aurintricarboxylic acid)


androstenediol

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

(biochemistry) androstenediol (any of a group of related steroid androgens)


argininosuccinase

(biochemistry) argininosuccinase (argininosuccinate lyase)


acidímetro

(chemistry) acidimeter (an instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids)


apoferritina

(biochemistry) apoferritin (ferritin that is not combined with iron)


anião

aniões (plural)
ânion (alternative Brazil)

[a.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


eletrólise

eletrólises (plural)
electrólise (alternative)


aniónico

pt-adj

aniónico (feminine aniónica, masculine plural aniónicos, feminine plural aniónicas, not comparable)

aniónica (feminine)
aniónicos (masculine plural)
aniónicas (feminine plural)
aniônico (alternative Brazil)


balão

balões (plural)
ballão (alternative obsolete)
balaõ (alternative obsolete)
ballaõ (alternative obsolete)

(chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)


catiônico

catiônico (feminine catiônica, masculine plural catiônicos, feminine plural catiônicas)

catiônica (feminine)
catiônicos (masculine plural)
catiônicas (feminine plural)
catiónico (alternative Portugal)