abactinal

(zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)


abaxial

(botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis)


aboral

From ab- + oral; first element from Latin ab-.

(zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)


animal

pt-adj

animal m or f (plural animais, comparable, comparative mais animal, superlative o mais animal or animalíssimo)

animais (plural)
mais animal (comparative)
o mais animal (superlative)
animalíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin animal. Doublet of alimária.

Em anatomia animal o termo é de uso muito comum, […]

2000, Julio S. Inglez de Sousa et al., Enciclopédia agrícola brasileira: E-H, Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, page 225:

The term is very commonly used in animal anatomy, […]


animal

Primatas — Animais mamíferos, da ordem Primata, que compreende os macacos, antropóides e o homem.

2020, Petrônio Braz, Léxico dos Gerais, Chiado Books, page 481:

Primates — Mammalian animals, of the order Primata, which comprises monkeys/apes, anthropoids and man.

(biology) animal (any member of the kingdom Animalia)


habitat

(biology) habitat (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives)


livro

Kabuverdianu: libru

→ Tetum: livru

From Old Galician-Portuguese livro, an early borrowing from Latin librum. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian libro, Catalan llibre, Occitan libre and French livre.

(zoology) omasum (third part of the stomach of ruminants, which internally has numerous folds)


talo

From Latin thallus, from Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós).


cola

From a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.


nuclear

(biology) nuclear (relating to the nucleus of cells)


colo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colo, from Latin collum (“neck”). Cognate with Galician colo, Spanish cuello, Italian collo, and French cou.


placenta

Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).


gema

Borrowed from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”).

bor+

(botany) bud, shoot (newly formed leaf or flower)


-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


alga

(botany) alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria)


corona

Borrowed from Latin corōna (“crown”). Doublet of coroa.


ribose

pt-noun

ribose f (usually uncountable, plural riboses)

(biochemistry) ribose (a naturally occurring pentose sugar)


soma

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).


verbena

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin verbēna.

(botany) common name, extended to plants of the genus Verbena, of the Verbenaceae family, mostly from the Americas, which includes species cultivated as ornamentals

(botany) Verbena officinalis
herbal tea prepared with this plant


viral

From ví[rus] + -al. Piecewise doublet of virusal.

(microbiology) viral (relating to viruses)


folha

Guinea-Bissau Creole: fodja

Kabuverdianu: fódja

Macanese: fólia

Papiamentu: foya

→ Chichewa: fodya

→ Konkani: फोल (phol)

From Old Galician-Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Doublet of folho and fólio. Compare Galician folla and Spanish hoja.


zebu

Borrowed from French zébu, from Tibetan.

(zoology) zebu (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa)


racial

(biology, relational) race or subspecies (of a population); racial


coco

Learned borrowing from New Latin coccus, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).


social

From Latin sociālis. By surface analysis, sócio + -al.

(ecology) social (living in large groups)


bulbo

Learned borrowing from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

der

bulb (object that is spherical at one end and tapering at the other)

(botany) bulb (bulb-shaped root portion of a plant)


lactose

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

(biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)


hexose

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


boga

Inherited from Late Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶκα (bôka), accusative of βῶξ (bôx), a contracted form of βόαξ (bóax), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

common designation, extended to different species of teleost fish from the Sparidae family of seabreams and porgies.

Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)

(Brazil) Megaleporinus conirostris (syn. Leporinus conirostris)


instar

(zoology) instar (Each of the states of metamorphosis of an invertebrate animal, comprised between two periods of molting.)


ovo

From Old Galician-Portuguese ovo, from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Doublet of ova.

(biology) egg (cell that results from the fertilization of the female gamete by the male gamete)

(biology) egg (rounded body produced by oviparous females consisting of a membrane and outer shell that contains the embryo)

Você destruiu o meu ovo! Vou almoçar onde?

1991, Nelson Nadotti, 0:12:47 from the start, in Mário Márcio Bandarra, director, Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro: A Missão (Primeira e Única), spoken by Inspetor Faustão (Fausto Silva), Rio de Janeiro: Xuxa Produções:

You destroyed my egg! Where am I going to have lunch?

this body, particularly that of chickens, when it has not yet been fertilized and is intended for food


vaso

desctree

→ Malay: pasu (“vase; pot”)
Indonesian: pasu

From Old Galician-Portuguese vaso, from Latin vāsum (“vessel; vase”).

(biology) vessel (tube or canal that carries fluid)


mofo

Unknown. Either deverbal from mofar or perhaps borrowed from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).

bor+

(phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)


limbo

(botany) blade (the flat part of a leaf or petal)


estival

pt-adj

estival m or f (plural estivais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin aestīvālis (“relating to the summer”), from aestīvus (“of the summer”), from aestās (“summer”).

lbor

(botany) estival (coming forth in the summer)


zigoto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, “yoked”).


amendoim

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi, influenced by amêndoa (“almond”). Doublet of mandubi.

Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)

peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)


equino

Learned borrowing from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).


vida

Angolar: vira

Guinea-Bissau Creole: vida, bida

Kabuverdianu: bida

Korlai Creole Portuguese: vid

Macanese: vida

Principense: vida

→ Tetum: vida

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vida, from Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā.

inh+

A vida desértica evoluiu para aguentar o calor.

Desert creatures evolved to withstand heat.

(ecology) the flora and fauna of an ecosystem

life
the flora and fauna of an ecosystem


protista

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- + -ista.

(biology) protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms)


bote

(biology) an animal's sudden thrust forward towards its prey


cepa

(microbiology) strain (variant of a virus)


adaxial

(botany) adaxial (on the side that is towards the axis or central line)


planta

Learned borrowing from Latin planta. Doublet of clã.

(biology, botany) plant (eukaryotic and multicellular living being, generally autotrophic and photosynthetic, with differentiated tissues and a cell wall of a cellulose nature, which lacks locomotor capacity)


filo

(taxonomy) phylum (rank below kingdom and above class)


miri

(botany) a tree, Sideroxylon salicifolium, or its fruit

(ornithology) a type of parrot found in Amazonia


tela

Borrowed from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of inherited teia (“web”).


nabo

From Old Galician-Portuguese nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”).

Brassica rapa
Brassica rapa#Translingual

(botany, cooking) turnip (Brassica rapa or its root)


caudal

Learned borrowing from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”), from cauda (“tail”). By surface analysis, cauda + -al.

lbor

(zoology) caudal (of or relating to the tail)


homólogo

pt-adj

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

(genetics) homologous (having the same morphology as another chromosome)


reino

Swahili: Ureno (“Portugal”)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reino (“kingdom”), from Latin rēgnum. Compare Galician and Spanish reino.

inh+

Os seres humanos pertencem ao reino animal.


artículo

Learned borrowing from Latin articulus. Doublet of artelho and artigo.

(zoology) articulus (a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage)

(zoology) articulus (a joint of the cirri of a crinoid)


feto

Learned borrowing from Latin fētus (“offspring”).

lbor

(biology) fetus (unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal)


estilo

Probably borrowed from Latin stilus (“stylus”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“pierce”). Doublet of esteio (inherited) and style (borrowed from English).

doublet

(botany) style, stylet (the stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary in a pistil of a flower)


colina

(biochemistry) choline (a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound)


chave

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi

Macanese: chávi

→ Assamese: চাবি (sabi)

→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi)

→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)

→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)

→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)

→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)

→ Rohingya: sabí

→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)

→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)

→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)

→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)

From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate).
Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing.

der

chave dicotômica

(taxonomy) clavis; key (groups of information used for identifying a taxon)


ameba

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

(biology) amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)


-oma

pt-noun

-oma m (noun-forming suffix, plural -omas)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

bio- (“bio-”) + -oma → bioma (“biome”)

(chiefly biology) -ome (forms the names of masses or sets)


medusa

(zoology) medusa (non-polyp form of a cnidarian)


replicon

(genetics) replicon (region of DNA or RNA that replicates from a single origin)


binominal

Learned borrowing from Latin binōminis. By surface analysis, bi- + nominal. Piecewise doublet of binomial, binómino, and binómico.


dopamina

pt-noun

dopamina f (usually uncountable, plural dopaminas)

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


mimosa

(botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)


cortejar

pt-verb

cortejar (first-person singular present cortejo, first-person singular preterite cortejei, past participle cortejado)

cortejo (first-person present singular)
cortejei (first-person preterite singular)
cortejado (participle past)
cortejar (impersonal infinitive)
cortejar (first-person infinitive singular)
cortejares (infinitive second-person singular)
cortejar (infinitive singular third-person)
cortejarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
cortejardes (infinitive plural second-person)
cortejarem (infinitive plural third-person)
cortejando (gerund)
cortejado (masculine participle past singular)
cortejados (masculine participle past plural)
cortejada (feminine participle past singular)
cortejadas (feminine participle past plural)
cortejo (first-person indicative present singular)
cortejas (indicative present second-person singular)
corteja (indicative present singular third-person)
cortejamos (first-person indicative plural present)
cortejais (indicative plural present second-person)
cortejam (indicative plural present third-person)
cortejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cortejavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cortejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cortejávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cortejáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cortejavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cortejei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cortejaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cortejou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cortejamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
cortejámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cortejastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cortejaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cortejara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
cortejaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
cortejara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
cortejáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
cortejáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cortejaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
cortejarei (first-person future indicative singular)
cortejarás (future indicative second-person singular)
cortejará (future indicative singular third-person)
cortejaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
cortejareis (future indicative plural second-person)
cortejarão (future indicative plural third-person)
cortejaria (conditional first-person singular)
cortejarias (conditional second-person singular)
cortejaria (conditional singular third-person)
cortejaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
cortejaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
cortejariam (conditional plural third-person)
corteje (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cortejes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
corteje (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cortejemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cortejeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cortejem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cortejasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cortejasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cortejasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cortejássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cortejásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cortejassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cortejar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
cortejares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
cortejar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
cortejarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
cortejardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
cortejarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
corteja (imperative second-person singular)
corteje (imperative singular third-person)
cortejemos (first-person imperative plural)
cortejai (imperative plural second-person)
cortejem (imperative plural third-person)
não cortejes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não corteje (imperative negative singular third-person)
não cortejemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não cortejeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não cortejem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, zoology) to court (to engage in behaviour leading to mating)


choco

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cluccus, metathesis of *cuclus, from Latin cucullus (“hood”). Compare Galician and Spanish choco.

(zoology) cuttlefish (any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus Sepia)


vegetar

vegetar (first-person singular present vegeto, first-person singular preterite vegetei, past participle vegetado)

vegeto (first-person present singular)
vegetei (first-person preterite singular)
vegetado (participle past)
vegetar (impersonal infinitive)
vegetar (first-person infinitive singular)
vegetares (infinitive second-person singular)
vegetar (infinitive singular third-person)
vegetarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
vegetardes (infinitive plural second-person)
vegetarem (infinitive plural third-person)
vegetando (gerund)
vegetado (masculine participle past singular)
vegetados (masculine participle past plural)
vegetada (feminine participle past singular)
vegetadas (feminine participle past plural)
vegeto (first-person indicative present singular)
vegetas (indicative present second-person singular)
vegeta (indicative present singular third-person)
vegetamos (first-person indicative plural present)
vegetais (indicative plural present second-person)
vegetam (indicative plural present third-person)
vegetava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
vegetavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
vegetava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
vegetávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vegetáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vegetavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
vegetei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
vegetaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
vegetou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
vegetamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
vegetámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
vegetastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
vegetaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
vegetara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
vegetaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
vegetara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
vegetáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
vegetáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
vegetaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
vegetarei (first-person future indicative singular)
vegetarás (future indicative second-person singular)
vegetará (future indicative singular third-person)
vegetaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
vegetareis (future indicative plural second-person)
vegetarão (future indicative plural third-person)
vegetaria (conditional first-person singular)
vegetarias (conditional second-person singular)
vegetaria (conditional singular third-person)
vegetaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
vegetaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
vegetariam (conditional plural third-person)
vegete (first-person present singular subjunctive)
vegetes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vegete (present singular subjunctive third-person)
vegetemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vegeteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vegetem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
vegetasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
vegetasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
vegetasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vegetássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vegetásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vegetassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
vegetar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
vegetares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
vegetar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
vegetarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
vegetardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
vegetarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
vegeta (imperative second-person singular)
vegete (imperative singular third-person)
vegetemos (first-person imperative plural)
vegetai (imperative plural second-person)
vegetem (imperative plural third-person)
não vegetes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não vegete (imperative negative singular third-person)
não vegetemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não vegeteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não vegetem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(biology, of a plant) to vegetate (to grow or sprout)


versátil

(botany) versatile (said of the anther that oscillates at the end of the thread that supports it)

(ornithology) versatile (said that the fingers of some birds can turn forwards or backwards, as in the cuckoo)


apo-

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


galactose

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


figo

From Old Galician-Portuguese figo, from Latin fīcus (“fig tree, fig (fruit)”).

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)


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)


muda

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese muda, deverbal from mudar.


oncogene

/õ.kɔˈʒɛ.nɨ/

(oncology, genetics) oncogene (gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell)


lise

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

(biology, biochemistry) lysis (destruction of cells)


acelga

From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa). Compare Medieval Latin acelga and Spanish acelga.

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris#Translingual

Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Wikispecies:Beta vulgaris var. cicla

(cooking, botany) chard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)


acetilcolina

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


tabaco

→ Gujarati: તમાકુ (tamāku)

→ Japanese: たばこ (tabako)

desctree

→ Japanese: タバコ (tabako)
→ Early Modern Korean: 담파고 (tamphakwo)
→ Ainu: タンパク (tampaku)

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco. See tobacco for more.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum#Translingual

(botany) common name, extended to other plants of the genus Nicotiana, whose leaves are used in the production of cigarettes, cigars, etc.


extinto

pt-adj

extinto (feminine extinta, masculine plural extintos, feminine plural extintas)

extinta (feminine)
extintos (masculine plural)
extintas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin exstinctus or extinctus.

(chiefly biology) extinct (having died out)


gomo

(botany) a sprout of a leaf or flower; bud


dedal

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.


lúpulo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

lbor

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual

(botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)


protease

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


chanta

(agriculture, botany) cutting or branch that is planted without roots


aldopentose

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


baga

Inherited from Latin bāca (“berry; fruit”).

inh+

(botany) berry (soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)


colmo

From Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos.


adrenalina

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


ameixa

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *damascĭna-, for Latin damascēna (prūna) ("plums from Damascus"), whence English damson. Loss of initial d- probably due to metanalysis as the preposition de (dameixa → d'ameixa → de ameixa).


ergosterol

[eʁ.ɡoʃ.teˈɾɔʊ̯]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

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


cacho

Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcu

From Vulgar Latin *caplum, from Late Latin capulum (“handle”), from Latin capiō. Doublet of cabo. Compare Spanish cacha.

(botany) raceme (an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis)


descrito

pt-adj

descrito (feminine descrita, masculine plural descritos, feminine plural descritas, not comparable)

descrita (feminine)
descritos (masculine plural)
descritas (feminine plural)

(taxonomy, of a taxon) described (having been formally described to science)


hibernar

pt-verb

hibernar (first-person singular present hiberno, first-person singular preterite hibernei, past participle hibernado)

hiberno (first-person present singular)
hibernei (first-person preterite singular)
hibernado (participle past)
hibernar (impersonal infinitive)
hibernar (first-person infinitive singular)
hibernares (infinitive second-person singular)
hibernar (infinitive singular third-person)
hibernarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
hibernardes (infinitive plural second-person)
hibernarem (infinitive plural third-person)
hibernando (gerund)
hibernado (masculine participle past singular)
hibernados (masculine participle past plural)
hibernada (feminine participle past singular)
hibernadas (feminine participle past plural)
hiberno (first-person indicative present singular)
hibernas (indicative present second-person singular)
hiberna (indicative present singular third-person)
hibernamos (first-person indicative plural present)
hibernais (indicative plural present second-person)
hibernam (indicative plural present third-person)
hibernava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
hibernavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
hibernava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
hibernávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
hibernáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
hibernavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
hibernei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
hibernaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
hibernou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
hibernamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
hibernámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
hibernastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
hibernaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
hibernara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
hibernaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
hibernara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
hibernáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
hibernáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
hibernaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
hibernarei (first-person future indicative singular)
hibernarás (future indicative second-person singular)
hibernará (future indicative singular third-person)
hibernaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
hibernareis (future indicative plural second-person)
hibernarão (future indicative plural third-person)
hibernaria (conditional first-person singular)
hibernarias (conditional second-person singular)
hibernaria (conditional singular third-person)
hibernaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
hibernaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
hibernariam (conditional plural third-person)
hiberne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
hibernes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
hiberne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
hibernemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
hiberneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
hibernem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
hibernasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
hibernasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hibernasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hibernássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
hibernásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hibernassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hibernar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
hibernares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
hibernar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
hibernarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
hibernardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
hibernarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
hiberna (imperative second-person singular)
hiberne (imperative singular third-person)
hibernemos (first-person imperative plural)
hibernai (imperative plural second-person)
hibernem (imperative plural third-person)
não hibernes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não hiberne (imperative negative singular third-person)
não hibernemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não hiberneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não hibernem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Latin hībernāre (“to pass winter”), from hībernus (“of winter”). Doublet of invernar.

(biology) to hibernate (to spend winter time in hibernation)


flagelo

(microbiology) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)


excreta

/ɐjʃˈkɾɛ.tɐ/

/ɐjʃˈkɾɛ.tɐ/


altricial

(zoology, of a species) altricial (having young which are helpless at birth)


antílope

From Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).


preguiça

From Old Galician-Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.


labro

(entomology) labrum (the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects)


lactase

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


câncer

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of cancro and caranguejo.

(entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle


território

Learned borrowing from Latin territōrium.

lbor

territory (area controlled or used by an entity)

(ecology) territory (area controlled by an individual animal or pack)


lipase

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


portulaca

Borrowed from Latin portulāca. Doublet of beldroega and verdoega.

(botany) purslane (any plant of the family Portulacaceae)


lâmina

(mycology) gill (any of the folds on the underside of a mushroom’s cap)


dormente

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormente, from Latin dormientem, present active participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).

inh+

(botany) of a plant whose leaves or petals curl up at night


inquilino

pt-noun

inquilino m (plural inquilinos, feminine inquilina, feminine plural inquilinas)

inquilinos (plural)
inquilina (feminine)
inquilinas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin inquilīnus (“tenant, lodger”).

lbor

(biology) inquiline (animal that lives commensally in the dwelling place of another animal)


arbuscular

(mycology) arbuscular (relating to the arbuscle)


intersexual

pt-noun

intersexual m or f by sense (plural intersexuais)

(biology) intersex (individual with characteristics of both sexes)


morfologia

(biology) morphology (study of the form of living organisms)


epinefrina

(biochemistry) epinephrine (catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter)


tronco

desctree

→ Dutch: tronk
Afrikaans: tronk
→ English: tronk
→ Kwanyama: ondolonggo

→ Gujarati: તુરંગ (turaṅg)

→ Kannada: ತುರಂಗ (turaṅga)

→ Malayalam: തുറുങ്ക് (tuṟuṅkŭ)

→ Marathi: तुरुंग (turuṅga)

Inherited from Latin truncus (“tree trunk; trunk of a human; cut-off piece”).


-cito

pt-noun

-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)

From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).


invasivo

pt-adj

invasivo (feminine invasiva, masculine plural invasivos, feminine plural invasivas)

invasiva (feminine)
invasivos (masculine plural)
invasivas (feminine plural)

(biology, of a species) invasive (not native to a given location)


adnexal

(botany) adnexal (having the property of being adnexed)


calcar

(zoology) in arthropods, a mobile process similar to a spike

(zoology) in certain insects, the strongest spur located in the tibia


rábano

Probably borrowed from Spanish rábano, from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos). A native variant rábão also exists, reflecting the expected loss of intervocalic Latin /n/ and showing /b/ for an original Latin /p/, a sound frequently used in borrowings to render the Ancient Greek /pʰ/. According to da Cunha, rábano and rábão are first attested in 1813, and a variant rabom was first attested in the 15th century. Compare Galician ravo, Catalan rave, and Italian rafano.


citologia

From cito- + -logia, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”) and -λογία (-logía).


montano

pt-adj

montano (feminine montana, masculine plural montanos, feminine plural montanas)

montana (feminine)
montanos (masculine plural)
montanas (feminine plural)

(ecology, geography) montane (said of an altitude level that varies between 700 and 1000 meters)


salino

salino (feminine salina, masculine plural salinos, feminine plural salinas)

salina (feminine)
salinos (masculine plural)
salinas (feminine plural)


fauno

(entomology, zoology) faun (diurnal lepidopteran insect)


titina

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(bird with grey feathers spotted in white)


abortivo

abortivo (feminine abortiva, masculine plural abortivos, feminine plural abortivas)

abortiva (feminine)
abortivos (masculine plural)
abortivas (feminine plural)

(biology) abortive (imperfectly formed or developed)


daikon

(botany) daikon (a large East Asian radish cultivar)


etologia

pt-noun

etologia f (usually uncountable, plural etologias)

(zoology) ethology (study of human and animal behaviour)


amento

(botany) catkin (botany: a type of inflorescence)


androginia

(biology) androgyny; hermaphroditism (the condition of having traits of both male and female genders)


celular

pt-adj

celular m or f (plural celulares, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulāris. By surface analysis, célula + -ar.

lbor

Não se poderá obter imagens biologicamente significativas se as frequências de rádio dos aparelhos de formação de imagens por ressonância magnética estiverem numa faixa incapaz de ressoar com os componentes celulares integrais do corpo.

2002, Richard Gerber, Medicina vibracional: uma medicina para o futuro, Editora Cultrix, →ISBN, page 91:


manto

(zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)


antimeria

(biology) antimerism (the division of the body into antimeres)


amb

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


clorose

From Medieval Latin chlorosis and French chlorose. By surface analysis, cloro- + -ose.

(botany, phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue)


alecrim

Borrowed from Arabic اَلإِكْلِيل (al-ʔiklīl).

bor+

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


acerola

/ɐ.sɨˈɾɔ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الزَعْرُورَة (az-zaʕrúra).

الزَعْرُورَة

Malpighia emarginata
w:Malpighia emarginata

(botany) acerola (Malpighia emarginata)
acerola (the fruit of this plant)


borboleta

desc

Kabuverdianu: barbuléta, borboléta, burboléta

Papiamentu: barbulètè

From Old Galician-Portuguese berbeleta of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
* Old Galician-Portuguese *belbeleta, from Vulgar Latin *belbellita, from bellus (“beautiful”).
* Vulgar Latin *papilitta, from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”).
Cognate with Galician bolboreta.


ceruloplasmina

pt-noun

ceruloplasmina f (plural ceruloplasminas)


tímpano

Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of timbre.

der

(biology) tympanum (hearing organ of some amphibians and insects)


mandioca

desctree

→ Spanish: mandioca
→ Middle French: manioc
French: manioc
→ German: Maniok
→ Ottoman Turkish: مانیوق
Turkish: manyok
→ Romanian: manioc
→ English: manioc
→ Lingala: manyɔ́kɔ
→ Romanian: manioc

→ Kongo: mandioko

[mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.kɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.kɐ/

[mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.kɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.kɐ/

(Brazil, ichthyology) (Percophis brasiliensis) Brazilian flathead


filamento

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

der

(botany) filament (stalk of a stamen in a flower)


organela

/ɔɾ.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/

[ɔɾ.ɣɐˈnɛ.lɐ]


alburno

pt-noun

alburno m (usually uncountable, plural alburnos)

(botany) sapwood; alburnum (soft, newer wood just under the bark)


núcleo

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

lbor

(cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells)


aromatase

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


estrógeno

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


estirpe

Probably borrowed from Latin stirpem (“rootstock”).


andrógeno

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.ʒɨ.nu/


pé

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pee, from Latin pedem. Cognate with Galician pé, Asturian and Spanish pie, and Catalan peu

inh+

(zoology) foot, part of the body of some terrestrial animals


agami

From Kari'na akami, possibly via French. Possibly related to the Old Tupi etymon of the synonym jacamim.

Psophia crepitans
Psophia crepitans#Translingual

grey-winged trumpeter
grey-winged trumpeter#English

(zoology) agami (a South American bird, Psophia crepitans (grey-winged trumpeter))


aljamiado

(palaeography) aljamiado (Iberian Romance languages written in Arabic)


arista

Borrowed from Latin arista. Doublet of aresta, which was inherited.

(biology) arista (one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes)


potro

pt-noun

potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)

potros (plural)
potra (feminine)
potras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, of dubious deeper etymology, probably derived from Latin pullus. Doublet of poldro.


potra

(botany) a disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants


arca

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arca, archa, borrowed from Latin arca. First attested in 1109.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Arca”, 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 296

(malacology) ark clam (mollusc in the genus Arca)


asteroide

/ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.dɨ/

[ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

bor+

(zoology) asteroid (any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea)


asteroide

pt-adj

asteroide m or f (plural asteroides, not comparable)

/ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.dɨ/

[ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]

(zoology, relational) Of, or pertaining to, the class Asteroidea


catenina

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


transplante

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈplɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈplɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) transplant (act of uprooting and replanting a plant)


morfina

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


asco

Learned borrowing from New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”).


braço

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese braço, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arm”), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Compare Galician brazo, Spanish brazo, Catalan braç, Romanian braț, and Italian braccio.

der

arm (anything that extends out from another thing)

(genetics) arm (part of a chromosome extending from the centromere)


tribo

Borrowed from Latin tribus f (“one of the three tribes of Rome”), from trēs (“three”).

bor+

(taxonomy) tribe (rank between family and genus)


aminoácido

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


gameta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”).


cobertura

From Old Galician-Portuguese cobertura, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

Margens com cobertura vegetal sofrem menos erosão.

Riverbanks with plant cover suffer less erosion.

(ecology) contents of the topmost layer of soil


nucléolo

(cytology) nucleolus (part of a cell’s nucleus)


citoplasma

(cytology) cytoplasm (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus)


filete

Borrowed from French filet (“small string”).

(botany) the part of the stamen holding the anther


anisotropia

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

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


lentiviral

(virology) lentiviral (of or relating to a lentivirus)


nucleico

pt-adj

nucleico (feminine nucleica, masculine plural nucleicos, feminine plural nucleicas)

nucleica (feminine)
nucleicos (masculine plural)
nucleicas (feminine plural)

(cytology) nucleic (relating to the nuclei of cells)


anel

From Old Galician-Portuguese anel, borrowed from Old Occitan anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). Compare the inherited doublet elo. Cognates include Catalan anell, French anneau, Italian anello, Spanish anillo.
Sense 2 likely comes from the round form of the anus.


raiz

Guinea-Bissau Creole: rais

Kabuverdianu: raìs

Papiamentu: rais

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician raíz.


peçonha

From Old Galician-Portuguese peçonna, poçonna, poçõya, from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtiō (“drink”). Cognate of Spanish ponzoña, Galician pezoña and French poison. Doublet of poção.

(biology) venom (animal toxin delivered by a bite or sting)


anfigonia

(dated, biology) amphigony (sexual reproduction)


angiosperma

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɦ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɦ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɾ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.ʒi.oˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.ʒjoˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.ʒjɔˈʃpɛɾ.mɐ/

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”) + σπερμος (spermos, “seed”).

lbor

(botany) angiosperm (member of plant group)


estandarte

From Old French estandart. Cognate with English standard.

(botany) typically superior and more developed petal of a papilionaceous corolla


segurança

/sɨ.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

[sɨ.ɣuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese segurança. By surface analysis, segurar (“to hold; to secure”) + -ança.


alfinete

→ Hindi: आलपीन (ālpīn)

→ Konkani: आलफिनेत (ālphinet)

→ Ladino: alfinete

desc

→ Javanese: ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ (paniti), ꦥꦼꦤꦶꦠꦶ (peniti)

→ Malay: alpeniti, peniti

Indonesian: peniti

Borrowed from Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”), via Andalusian Arabic.

bor+

(entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle


tecido

Past participle of tecer (“to weave”), from Old Galician-Portuguese tecer, from Latin texere (“to weave”). Cognate of texto (“text”).


anaerobicamente

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


ácido ribonucleico

pt-noun

ácido ribonucleico m (plural ácidos ribonucleicos)

(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)


protoplasma

(cytology) protoplasm (contents of a cell)


congénito

pt-adj

congénito (feminine congénita, masculine plural congénitos, feminine plural congénitas)

congénita (feminine)
congénitos (masculine plural)
congénitas (feminine plural)

(genetics, of a trait) congenital (present since birth)


quadrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese quadrado, from Latin quadrātus (“squared”), perfect passive participle of quadrō (“to make square”), from quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

(zoology) bone or cartilaginous structure that interferes with the articulation of the jaw with the skull, and which, in mammals, is transformed into the ear ossicle called the incus


família

Borrowed from Latin familia (“household, family”).


cortiça

pt-noun

cortiça f (usually uncountable, plural cortiças)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortiça, from Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus (“of cork, of bark”), from cortex (“bark, cork”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker- (“cut”). Doublet of cortíceo.

(botany) cork (tissue between the bark and cambium of woody plants)


aminopeptidase

aminopeptidase f (plural aminopeptidases)

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


coprofilia

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros) + -filia.

(biology) coprophilia (quality or condition of coprophile)


ordem

desc

→ Makalero: orde (“announcement, notification”)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordin, orden, from Latin ōrdinem.


agulha

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


ervilha

From Latin ervilia (“type of vetch”). Compare Spanish arveja and ervilla.


pé-de-cabra

(botany) Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as beach morning glory or goat's foot


válvula

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

(botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)


matriz

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

lbor

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix


antera

(botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of a flower’s stamen)


estigma

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).


drupa

(botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)


mesocarpo

(botany) mesocarp (middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit)


micorriza

(biology) mycorrhiza (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant)


glutamina

(biochemistry) glutamine (a nonessential amino acid)


histidina

(biochemistry) histidine (an essential amino acid)


ferrugem

[feˈχu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/fɨˈʁu.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferrugen, from Latin ferrūginem.

(phytopathology) rust; ferrugo (plant disease caused by fungus)


leucina

(biochemistry) leucine (an essential amino acid)


metionina

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


fenilalanina

(biochemistry) phenylalanine (an amino acid)


tardio

pt-adj

tardio (feminine tardia, masculine plural tardios, feminine plural tardias)

tardia (feminine)
tardios (masculine plural)
tardias (feminine plural)

[taɦˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɦˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɾˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taʁˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɻˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow; late; tardy”). Compare Spanish tardío.

(botany, of a plant) which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan


jabuti

pt-noun

jabuti m (plural jabutis, feminine (Brazil) jabota, feminine plural (Brazil) jabotas)

jabutis (plural)
jabota (Brazil feminine)
jabotas (Brazil feminine plural)

→ English: jabuti

(zoology) either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)


pericarpo

(botany) pericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)


tomentoso

pt-adj

tomentoso (feminine tomentosa, masculine plural tomentosos, feminine plural tomentosas, metaphonic)

tomentosa (feminine)
tomentosos (masculine plural)
tomentosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Borrowed from New Latin tōmentōsus, from tōmentum + -ōsus. By surface analysis, tomento + -oso.

(biology) tomentose (of a surface, covered in hairs)


mimetismo

(biology) mimicry (simulation of the appearance or behaviour of another creature)


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)


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)


anaplasia

(cytology, oncology) anaplasia (reversion of differentiation in cells)


acropetal

(botany) acropetal (that develops from the base towards the apex in sequence)


foliar

(botany) foliate; foliar (of or relating to leaves)


babosa

→ Hunsrik: Babosa


histologia

pt-noun

histologia f (usually uncountable, plural histologias)

(biology) histology (the study of the microscopic structure of tissue)


agonismo

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


nicho

Borrowed from French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”).

(ecology) niche (a function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited)


cromatina

(cytology) chromatin (complex of DNA, RNA and proteins found in cells)


túnica

Kadiwéu: toonicogo

(zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)

(botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering)


colesterol

[kɔ.lɨʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

[kɔ.lɨʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]


serotonina

(biochemistry) serotonin (a neurotransmitter)


haploide

(cytology) haploid (having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)


díptero

(zoology) fly (insect of the order Diptera)


atavismo

(biology) atavism (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in a species)


heterogamia

/ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ɡɐˈmi.ɐ/

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ɣɐˈmi.ɐ]

(cytology) heterogamy; anisogamy (sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes)


endorfina

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


agonista

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


ungulado

pt-adj

ungulado (feminine ungulada, masculine plural ungulados, feminine plural unguladas)

ungulada (feminine)
ungulados (masculine plural)
unguladas (feminine plural)


proteína

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


centrómero

(genetics) centromere (region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled)


fronde

Borrowed from Latin frondem (“leafy branch”).


estípula

Borrowed from Latin stipula (“string, straw”).


antenado

pt-adj

antenado (feminine antenada, masculine plural antenados, feminine plural antenadas)

antenada (feminine)
antenados (masculine plural)
antenadas (feminine plural)


dendrítico

dendrítico (feminine dendrítica, masculine plural dendríticos, feminine plural dendríticas)

dendrítica (feminine)
dendríticos (masculine plural)
dendríticas (feminine plural)

(cytology) dendritic (relating to or possessing dendrites)


peptona

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


ácido desoxirribonucleico

pt-noun

ácido desoxirribonucleico m (plural ácidos desoxirribonucleicos)

deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid

(genetics, biochemistry) deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA


alquequenje

Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj).

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum#Translingual

Physalis alkekengi
Physalis alkekengi#Translingual

(botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)


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)


amplicon

(genetics) amplicon (piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of amplification events)


pepsina

(biochemistry) pepsin (a digestive enzyme)


transverso

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛʁ.su/

[tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛχ.su]

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛɾ.su/

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛɾ.su/

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈbɛɾ.su/

[tɾɐ̃ʒˈβɛɾ.su]

Borrowed from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of travesso.

(zoology) reptilian head bone that joins the posterior part of the jaw to the pterygoid


chícharo

Lathyrus sativus
Lathyrus sativus#Translingual

(botany) chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus)


híbrido

Learned borrowing from Latin hibridus, hybridus (“hybrid”, adjective), from hibrida f (“hybrid”, noun), most likely from Ancient Greek, with influence from ὕβρις (húbris).

(biology) hybrid (offspring resulting from crossbreeding)


bacteriófago

(microbiology, virology) bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria)


totipotente

pt-adj

totipotente m or f (plural totipotentes)

(biology, of a cell) totipotent (able to produce differentiated cells upon division)


ninho

Kabuverdianu: ninhu

From Old Galician-Portuguese *nio, *nĩo (“nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”), from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
Compare Galician niño, Spanish nido, Catalan niu, French nid and Italian nido.

inh

(ornithology) nest (bird-built structure)


tubérculo

(botany) tuber (fleshy underground stem)

(botany) tubercle (small rounded protuberance on certain plants)


isomorfismo

(biology) isomorphism (the similarity in form of organisms of different ancestry)


microbiologia

pt-noun

microbiologia f (usually uncountable, plural microbiologias)

(biology) microbiology (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms)


caule

Borrowed from Latin caulis. Doublet of couve.

(botany) stem (part of the axis of a plant, which normally supports the leaves)


floema

(botany) phloem (vascular tissue of plants)


gimnosperma

(botany) gymnosperm (plant whose seeds are not in an ovary)


xilema

(botany) xylem (vascular tissue in land plants)


ferritina

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


prostaglandina

prostaglandina f (plural prostaglandinas)

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


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)


frenologia

(medicine, biology) phrenology (the discredited science that studies the relationships between a person’s character and the morphology of the skull)


aerobiologia

(biology) aerobiology (the study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses)


mimetizar

pt-verb

mimetizar (first-person singular present mimetizo, first-person singular preterite mimetizei, past participle mimetizado)

mimetizo (first-person present singular)
mimetizei (first-person preterite singular)
mimetizado (participle past)
mimetizar (impersonal infinitive)
mimetizar (first-person infinitive singular)
mimetizares (infinitive second-person singular)
mimetizar (infinitive singular third-person)
mimetizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
mimetizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
mimetizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
mimetizando (gerund)
mimetizado (masculine participle past singular)
mimetizados (masculine participle past plural)
mimetizada (feminine participle past singular)
mimetizadas (feminine participle past plural)
mimetizo (first-person indicative present singular)
mimetizas (indicative present second-person singular)
mimetiza (indicative present singular third-person)
mimetizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
mimetizais (indicative plural present second-person)
mimetizam (indicative plural present third-person)
mimetizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mimetizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mimetizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mimetizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mimetizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mimetizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mimetizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
mimetizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mimetizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mimetizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
mimetizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mimetizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
mimetizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mimetizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
mimetizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
mimetizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
mimetizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
mimetizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
mimetizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
mimetizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
mimetizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
mimetizará (future indicative singular third-person)
mimetizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
mimetizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
mimetizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
mimetizaria (conditional first-person singular)
mimetizarias (conditional second-person singular)
mimetizaria (conditional singular third-person)
mimetizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
mimetizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
mimetizariam (conditional plural third-person)
mimetize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mimetizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mimetize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
mimetizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mimetizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mimetizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mimetizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mimetizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mimetizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mimetizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mimetizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mimetizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mimetizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
mimetizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
mimetizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
mimetizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
mimetizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
mimetizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
mimetiza (imperative second-person singular)
mimetize (imperative singular third-person)
mimetizemos (first-person imperative plural)
mimetizai (imperative plural second-person)
mimetizem (imperative plural third-person)
não mimetizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não mimetize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não mimetizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não mimetizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não mimetizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(biology) to mimic (to take on the appearance of something else, for protection or camouflage)


chocalho

From choca + -alho, from Old Galician-Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.

(zoology) rattle (organ of an animal producing a rattling sound)


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)


ambulacro

(zoology) ambulacrum (row of pores for the protrusion of tube feet in echinoderms)


virulento

pt-adj

virulento (feminine virulenta, masculine plural virulentos, feminine plural virulentas)

virulenta (feminine)
virulentos (masculine plural)
virulentas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin vīrulentus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime; fluidity”).


esteroide

(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)


aminoterminal

pt-adj

aminoterminal m or f (plural aminoterminais)

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


endosperma

/ẽ.dɔʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/


chuca

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (“jackdaw”). Related to French choucas, English chough.

(ornithology) Corvus monedula, a species of jay


isoforma

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


pluricelular

pluricelular m or f (plural pluricelulares)


sistemática

(biology, etc.) systematics (the science of systematic classification)


aneuploidia

(genetics) aneuploidy (the condition of being aneuploid)


biomedicina

(biology, medicine) biomedicine (branch of medical science)


citosina

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


diploide

Borrowed from French diploïde, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

der

(cytology) diploid (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome)


herbáceo

pt-adj

herbáceo (feminine herbácea, masculine plural herbáceos, feminine plural herbáceas)

herbácea (feminine)
herbáceos (masculine plural)
herbáceas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin herbāceus (“grassy”).

bor+

(botany, of a plant) herbaceous (not having wood)


timina

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


andrógino

pt-adj

andrógino (feminine andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas)

andrógina (feminine)
andróginos (masculine plural)
andróginas (feminine plural)

(biology) epicene (having both male and female biological characteristics)


adrenoceptor

(cytology) adrenoceptor; adrenergic receptor


filogenético

filogenético (feminine filogenética, masculine plural filogenéticos, feminine plural filogenéticas, not comparable)

filogenética (feminine)
filogenéticos (masculine plural)
filogenéticas (feminine plural)


globulina

(biochemistry) globulin (type of protein)


monocotiledónea

pt-noun

monocotiledónea f (plural monocotiledóneas)

(botany) monocotyledon; monocot (any angiosperm whose seedlings have one cotyledon)


conífera

(botany) conifer (cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue)


polimorfo

pt-adj

polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfos, feminine plural polimorfas)

polimorfa (feminine)
polimorfos (masculine plural)
polimorfas (feminine plural)

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

bor+

(biology) polymorphous (having, or occurring in, several distinct forms)


adonitol

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


surfactante

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


angiotensina

(biochemistry) angiotensin (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels)


carnívoro

pt-adj

carnívoro (feminine carnívora, masculine plural carnívoros, feminine plural carnívoras)

carnívora (feminine)
carnívoros (masculine plural)
carnívoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin carnivorus. By surface analysis, carne (“meat”) + -i- + -voro.


carnívoro

carnivoran (mammal belonging to the order Carnivora)


carnívoro

pt-noun

carnívoro m (plural carnívoros, feminine carnívora, feminine plural carnívoras)

carnívoros (plural)
carnívora (feminine)
carnívoras (feminine plural)

(informal) carnivore (a person who is not a vegetarian)


vagem

Ultimately from Latin vāgīna (“sheath; hull; husk”). Doublet of bainha (“sheath”) and vagina.


traqueia

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”).

bor+

(botany) trachea (xylem vessel of a plant)

(entomology) trachea (respiratory system of insects)


hemácia

Borrowed from French hématie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


roseta

Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?
Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?
Latin rosalbor.
Old French rose
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Old French rosetebor.?
Old Galician-Portuguese roseta
Portuguese roseta
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roseta, possibly borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete. By surface analysis, rosa + -eta.

etymon

(zoology) rosette (flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard)


estame

(botany) stamen (a flower part that produces pollen)


néctar

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

(botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)


omnívoro

(ecology) omnivore (animal which eats both plants and meat)


omnívoro

pt-adj

omnívoro (feminine omnívora, masculine plural omnívoros, feminine plural omnívoras)

omnívora (feminine)
omnívoros (masculine plural)
omnívoras (feminine plural)

(ecology, of an animal species) omnivorous (which eats both plants and meat)


ácido aspártico

(biochemistry) aspartic acid (a nonessential amino acid)


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)


aldolase

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


adiponectina

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


madrugadas

Calystegia sepium
Calystegia sepium#Translingual


ameloblastina

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


amelogenina

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


androgénico

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

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

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


antitripsina

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


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)


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)


morfogénico

pt-adj

morfogénico (feminine morfogénica, masculine plural morfogénicos, feminine plural morfogénicas)

morfogénica (feminine)
morfogénicos (masculine plural)
morfogénicas (feminine plural)


queratina

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


pectina

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


parede celular

pt-noun

parede celular f (plural paredes celulares)

(cytology) cell wall (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi and algae)


membrana celular

membrana celular f (plural membranas celulares)

(cytology) cell membrane (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell)


membrana plasmática

membrana plasmática f (plural membranas plasmáticas)


intraespecífico

pt-adj

intraespecífico (feminine intraespecífica, masculine plural intraespecíficos, feminine plural intraespecíficas)

intraespecífica (feminine)
intraespecíficos (masculine plural)
intraespecíficas (feminine plural)

(biology) intraspecific (occurring among members of the same species)


eucariótico

eucariótico (feminine eucariótica, masculine plural eucarióticos, feminine plural eucarióticas)

eucariótica (feminine)
eucarióticos (masculine plural)
eucarióticas (feminine plural)

(biology) eukaryotic (relating to eukaryotes)


procariótico

procariótico (feminine procariótica, masculine plural procarióticos, feminine plural procarióticas)

procariótica (feminine)
procarióticos (masculine plural)
procarióticas (feminine plural)


vasopressina

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


aposematismo

(biology) aposematism (adaptation that warns off potential predators)


citosol

(cytology) cytosol (the solution of a cell’s cytoplasm)


retículo endoplasmático

pt-noun

retículo endoplasmático m (plural retículos endoplasmáticos)

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(cytology) endoplasmic reticulum (network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells)


citoesqueleto

From cito- (“cyto”) + esqueleto (“skeleton”).

(cytology) cytoskeleton (structure like a skeleton contained within the cytoplasm)


vacúolo

(cytology) vacuole (a membrane-bound vesicle found in some types of cell)


ácido nucleico

ácido nucleico m (plural ácidos nucleicos)

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


microtúbulo

(cytology) microtubule (tube inside cells)


vesícula

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīcula (“little bladder”). Cognate with French vésicule, Italian vescicola, Spanish vesícula, Romanian veziculă.


quimérico

pt-adj

quimérico (feminine quimérica, masculine plural quiméricos, feminine plural quiméricas)

quimérica (feminine)
quiméricos (masculine plural)
quiméricas (feminine plural)

(genetics) chimerical (resulting from the expression of two or more genes)


anaeróbico

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

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

(microbiology, biochemistry) anaerobic (not using oxygen)


comunidade

Borrowed from Latin commūnitātem, from commūnis (“common; public”).

(ecology) community (group of organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other)


mitocondrial

mitocondrial m or f (plural mitocondriais, not comparable)

From mitocôndria (“mitochondrion”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

(cytology) mitochondrial (of or relating to mitochondria)


-fita

pt-noun

-fita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fitas)

stressed on the antepenultimate syllable

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

bor+

(botany) -phyte (forms the name of plant groupings)


pistilo

(botany) pistil (unit in the centre of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)


amiloplasto

(cytology) amyloplast (leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin)


amilopsina

(biochemistry) amylopsin (pancreatic form of amylase)


veia

From Old Galician-Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician vea, Spanish vena, and English vein.

(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)


anemofilia

(botany) anemophily (pollination by the wind)


anto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).


jaborandi

English: jaborandi

[ʒɐ.βu.ɾɐ̃ˈdi]

(botany) jaborandi (any plant of the genus Pilocarpus)


necrofagia

(biology) necrophagy (consumption of dead or decaying animal flesh)


artro-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

(biology, anatomy) arthro- (referring to a joint or articulation)


antroposfera

/ɐ̃.tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(ecology) anthroposphere (part of the environment made or modified by humans)


cronobiologia

(biology) chronobiology (study of the effects of time on biological systems)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


morfológico

pt-adj

morfológico (feminine morfológica, masculine plural morfológicos, feminine plural morfológicas)

morfológica (feminine)
morfológicos (masculine plural)
morfológicas (feminine plural)

(biology) morphological (relating to the shape of beings)


óvulo

Learned borrowing from Latin ōvulum, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

(cytology, embryology) ovum; egg cell (female gamete in animals)


actinomorfo

actinomorfo (feminine actinomorfa, masculine plural actinomorfos, feminine plural actinomorfas)

actinomorfa (feminine)
actinomorfos (masculine plural)
actinomorfas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a flower) actinomorphic (whose petals are radially symmetric)


herdar

pt-verb

herdar (first-person singular present herdo, first-person singular preterite herdei, past participle herdado)

herdo (first-person present singular)
herdei (first-person preterite singular)
herdado (participle past)
herdar (impersonal infinitive)
herdar (first-person infinitive singular)
herdares (infinitive second-person singular)
herdar (infinitive singular third-person)
herdarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
herdardes (infinitive plural second-person)
herdarem (infinitive plural third-person)
herdando (gerund)
herdado (masculine participle past singular)
herdados (masculine participle past plural)
herdada (feminine participle past singular)
herdadas (feminine participle past plural)
herdo (first-person indicative present singular)
herdas (indicative present second-person singular)
herda (indicative present singular third-person)
herdamos (first-person indicative plural present)
herdais (indicative plural present second-person)
herdam (indicative plural present third-person)
herdava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
herdavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
herdava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
herdávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
herdáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
herdavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
herdei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
herdaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
herdou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
herdamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
herdámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
herdastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
herdaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
herdara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
herdaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
herdara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
herdáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
herdáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
herdaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
herdarei (first-person future indicative singular)
herdarás (future indicative second-person singular)
herdará (future indicative singular third-person)
herdaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
herdareis (future indicative plural second-person)
herdarão (future indicative plural third-person)
herdaria (conditional first-person singular)
herdarias (conditional second-person singular)
herdaria (conditional singular third-person)
herdaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
herdaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
herdariam (conditional plural third-person)
herde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
herdes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
herde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
herdemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
herdeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
herdem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
herdasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
herdasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
herdasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
herdássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
herdásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
herdassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
herdar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
herdares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
herdar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
herdarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
herdardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
herdarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
herda (imperative second-person singular)
herde (imperative singular third-person)
herdemos (first-person imperative plural)
herdai (imperative plural second-person)
herdem (imperative plural third-person)
não herdes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não herde (imperative negative singular third-person)
não herdemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não herdeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não herdem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old Galician-Portuguese erdar, from Latin hērēditāre.

(transitive, genetics) to inherit (receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission)


anamorfo

pt-adj

anamorfo (feminine anamorfa, masculine plural anamorfos, feminine plural anamorfas)

anamorfa (feminine)
anamorfos (masculine plural)
anamorfas (feminine plural)

(mycology) anamorphic (relating to the gradual lifecycles of certain fungi)


anamorfo

(mycology) anamorph (asexual reproductive stage in the life cycle of certain fungi)


nucleotídeo

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

affix

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


aconitase

(biochemistry) aconitase (aconitate hydratase)


vexilo

(botany) vexillum (the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)

(ornithology) vane (flattened web-like part of a feather)


mitose

(cytology) mitosis (division of a cell nucleus)


perene

Borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year”), from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”).

bor

(botany, of a plant) perennial (having a life cycle of more than two years)


auxina

(botany) auxin (class of plant growth hormones)


reprodução

From reproduzir (“to reproduce”) + -ção (“-tion”).

af

(biology) reproduction (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically)


actinorriza

(biology) actinorhiza (nodule formed from a symbiotic relationship between an actinomycete and fine plant roots)


meristema

(botany) meristem (zone of active cell division)


arabitol

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

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


alozima

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


folíolo

(botany) leaflet (Each of the parts into which the limbus of a compound vegetable leaf is divided)

(botany) leaflet (Each of the small modified plant leaves (bracteoles) that make up a stem)


íris

Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).

(botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris), or its flower


espiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.


fruticoso

pt-adj

fruticoso (feminine fruticosa, masculine plural fruticosos, feminine plural fruticosas, metaphonic)

fruticosa (feminine)
fruticosos (masculine plural)
fruticosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(botany) bushy, shrubby; fruticose (small shrub-like)


mutualismo

From Latin mūtuus (“mutual, reciprocal”) + -ismo.

affix

(ecology) mutualism (interaction between two species that benefits both)


oosfera

/ɔ.ɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/


genérico

pt-adj

genérico (feminine genérica, masculine plural genéricos, feminine plural genéricas)

genérica (feminine)
genéricos (masculine plural)
genéricas (feminine plural)

(biology) generic (of, or relating to a genus)


aaleniano

aaleniano (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aalenianos, feminine plural aalenianas)

aaleniana (feminine)
aalenianos (masculine plural)
aalenianas (feminine plural)

From German Aalen, name of a city in Baden-Württemberg, -iano.

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or relating to the Aalenian epoch)


acetonemia

(veterinary medicine) acetonemia (presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf)


adelfia

[ɐ.ðɛɫˈfi.ɐ]

(botany) adelphy (fusion of stamen filaments)


adelfo

adelfo (feminine adelfa, masculine plural adelfos, feminine plural adelfas)

adelfa (feminine)
adelfos (masculine plural)
adelfas (feminine plural)

(botany) adelphous (having coalescent or clustered filaments)


citogenética

pt-noun

citogenética f (usually uncountable, plural citogenéticas)


agnato

(zoology) agnathan (member of the superclass Agnatha of jawless vertebrates)


albinismo

(botany) albinism (congenital organic anomaly of plants consisting of a lack of chlorophyll, which causes normally green parts to become white)


ameboide

[ɐ.mɨˈβɔj.ðɨ]

(microbiology) amebiform; ameboid (that resembles an amoeba)


amigdalina

(biochemistry) amygdalin (glycoside found in bitter almonds)


angiostatina

(biochemistry) angiostatin (protein that inhibits angiogenesis)


anseriforme

pt-adj

anseriforme m or f (plural anseriformes)

(ornithology) anseriform (pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes)


pipoca

→ Spanish: pipoca

From Old Tupi pi'poka (“sudden burst of a surface”).

bor

Senna didymobotrya
Wikispecies:Senna didymobotrya

(Brazil, botany) candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya)


antiporte

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔɾ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔχ.t͡ʃi]

(cytology) antiport (a structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions)


mutágeno

(genetics) mutagen (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation)


ventrículo

Learned borrowing from Latin ventriculus.

lbor

(zoology) ventricle (gastric (anterior) region of the digestive tract of insects)


fusiforme

(chiefly botany, zoology) fusiform (spindle-shaped)


caliptra

(botany) calyptra (thin, hood-like tissue)


folículo

Learned borrowing from Latin folliculus. Doublet of folhelho.

(botany) follicle (type of primitive dry fruit)


penca

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish penca (“leaf's vein, stalk”).


histamina

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


progesterona

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


permutação

Learned borrowing from Latin permūtātiōnem (“change; exchange”). By surface analysis, permutar + -ção.

(cytology) exchange of genetic material during meiosis


ânfora

Learned borrowing from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús).

(botany) amphora (valve of some fruits that split when ripe)


metamorfose

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

μεταμόρφωσις

(biology) metamorphosis (change in the form and often habits of an animal)


cravo

From Old Galician-Portuguese cravo, from Latin clāvus (“nail”) (with an irregular phonetic evolution; compare Spanish clavo.

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual

Eugenia aromatica
Wikispecies:Eugenia aromatica

(botany) clove (a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromatica)

Revolução dos Cravos

Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus#Translingual

(botany) carnation (a flower, Dianthus caryophyllus)


peptídico

pt-adj

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

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


actino-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκτῖνος (aktînos, “ray”).

bor+

(biology) actino- (having a radial form)


arabinofuranosidase

pt-noun

arabinofuranosidase f (plural arabinofuranosidases)

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


fagócito

Borrowed from German Phagocyt (“phagocyte”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “eat”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). By surface analysis, fago- + -cito.

bor+

(cytology) phagocyte (cell of the immune system)


amebiano

pt-adj

amebiano (feminine amebiana, masculine plural amebianos, feminine plural amebianas)

amebiana (feminine)
amebianos (masculine plural)
amebianas (feminine plural)

(microbiology) amoebic; amoeban (relating to or resembling an amoeba)


angiotensinase

pt-noun

angiotensinase f (plural angiotensinases)

(biochemistry) angiotensinase (any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin)


ambulacral

(zoology) ambulacral (pertaining to the ambulacrum)


antitransglutaminase

(biochemistry, immunology) antitransglutaminase (targeting transglutaminase)


maia

(botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)


fuste

(botany) part of the tree trunk, between the ground and the lower branches


drusa

(botany) druse (an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants)


cuim

(Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro


arietino

pt-adj

arietino (feminine arietina, masculine plural arietinos, feminine plural arietinas)

arietina (feminine)
arietinos (masculine plural)
arietinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin arietīnus. By surface analysis, aríete + -ino.


pólipo

Learned borrowing from Latin polypus. Doublet of polvo.

(biology) polyp (coelenterate having a mouth surrounded with tentacles)


eugenia

(biology) eugenics (science of improving stock)


sexar

pt-verb

sexar (first-person singular present sexo, first-person singular preterite sexei, past participle sexado)

sexo (first-person present singular)
sexei (first-person preterite singular)
sexado (participle past)
sexar (impersonal infinitive)
sexar (first-person infinitive singular)
sexares (infinitive second-person singular)
sexar (infinitive singular third-person)
sexarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
sexardes (infinitive plural second-person)
sexarem (infinitive plural third-person)
sexando (gerund)
sexado (masculine participle past singular)
sexados (masculine participle past plural)
sexada (feminine participle past singular)
sexadas (feminine participle past plural)
sexo (first-person indicative present singular)
sexas (indicative present second-person singular)
sexa (indicative present singular third-person)
sexamos (first-person indicative plural present)
sexais (indicative plural present second-person)
sexam (indicative plural present third-person)
sexava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sexavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sexava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sexávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sexáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sexavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sexei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sexaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sexou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sexamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
sexámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sexastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sexaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sexara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
sexaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
sexara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
sexáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
sexáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
sexaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
sexarei (first-person future indicative singular)
sexarás (future indicative second-person singular)
sexará (future indicative singular third-person)
sexaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
sexareis (future indicative plural second-person)
sexarão (future indicative plural third-person)
sexaria (conditional first-person singular)
sexarias (conditional second-person singular)
sexaria (conditional singular third-person)
sexaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
sexaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
sexariam (conditional plural third-person)
sexe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sexes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sexe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sexemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sexeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sexem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sexasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sexasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sexasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sexássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sexásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sexassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sexar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
sexares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
sexar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
sexarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
sexardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
sexarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
sexa (imperative second-person singular)
sexe (imperative singular third-person)
sexemos (first-person imperative plural)
sexai (imperative plural second-person)
sexem (imperative plural third-person)
não sexes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não sexe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não sexemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não sexeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não sexem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(zoology) to sex (to determine the sex of)


áster

(cytology) aster (star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell)


aurícula

Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.

lbor

(botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe)


miolo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meolo, from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla.. Doublet of medula
Compare Spanish meollo.


antitranspirante

pt-adj

antitranspirante m or f (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) antitranspirant (reducing transpiration in plants)


antitranspirante

pt-noun

antitranspirante m (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) antitranspirant (a substance applied to plant leaves to reduce transpiration)


sabonete

→ Hunsrik: Sabonett

→ Tetum: sabonete

(botany) (Saponaria officinalis) a perennial plant of the Caryophyllaceae family found in Portugal, it has lanceolate leaves, flowers with pink or whitish petals and capsular fruits. It is used in the production of soap and similar products due to its saponin-rich roots.

(botany) (Sapindus divaricatus) a tree from tropical America, from the Sapindaceae family, with astringent bark and roots, white flowers and soapy fruits, it is also known as soap, soap tree, etc.


amplexo

Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum, from amplexus (“hug”).

(zoology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs)


organografia

/ˌɔɾ.ɡɐ.nɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ˌɔɾ.ɣɐ.nɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]


tinha

(zoology) common name of some insects, especially lepidoptera, whose caterpillars attack vegetables


fitófago

pt-adj

fitófago (feminine fitófaga, masculine plural fitófagos, feminine plural fitófagas)

fitófaga (feminine)
fitófagos (masculine plural)
fitófagas (feminine plural)

(zoology) phytophagous (feeding on plants)


gládio

Learned borrowing from Latin gladius (“sword”).

lbor

(malacology) pen (internal cartilage skeleton of a squid)


canivete

→ Hunsrik: Kanivett

From to Old French canivet (“little knife”), from Frankish *knīf (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Compare French canif.


estilete

Borrowed from Italian stiletto (“stiletto”), diminutive of stilo (“stylus”), from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (cognate with English stick).


arboviral

(pathology, virology) arboviral (pertaining to or caused by the arbovirus)


bimo

pt-adj

bimo (feminine bima, masculine plural bimos, feminine plural bimas)

bima (feminine)
bimos (masculine plural)
bimas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin bīmus, possible contraction of bis (“twice”) + hiems (“winter”).


-áceo

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)

pt-noun

-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)

-ácea (feminine)
-áceos (masculine plural)
-áceas (feminine plural)
-áceos (plural)
-ácea (feminine)
-áceas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.

amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo → amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)

(zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)


monógamo

pt-adj

monógamo (feminine monógama, masculine plural monógamos, feminine plural monógamas)

monógama (feminine)
monógamos (masculine plural)
monógamas (feminine plural)

(zoology) monogamous (having only one sexual partner at a time)


geneta

(biology) genet (group of genetically identical individuals)


pescada

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual

(zoology) whiting (Merlangius merlangus)


autótrofo

autótrofo (feminine autótrofa, masculine plural autótrofos, feminine plural autótrofas)

autótrofa (feminine)
autótrofos (masculine plural)
autótrofas (feminine plural)


autótrofo

pt-noun

autótrofo m (plural autótrofos, feminine autótrofa, feminine plural autótrofas)

autótrofos (plural)
autótrofa (feminine)
autótrofas (feminine plural)


autotrófico

pt-adj

autotrófico (feminine autotrófica, masculine plural autotróficos, feminine plural autotróficas)

autotrófica (feminine)
autotróficos (masculine plural)
autotróficas (feminine plural)


deleção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction”).

lbor

(genetics) deletion (mutation causing loss of DNA from chromosomes)


siringe

Borrowed from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of seringa.

(zoology) syrinx (sound-producing organ, in birds, which is found at the lower end of the trachea)


soro

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).


hidra

(zoology) hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra)


serrador

Recurvirostra avosetta
Recurvirostra avosetta#Translingual

(ornithology) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)


espécie

Learned borrowing from Latin speciēs. Compare Spanish especie, French espèce.

Darwin escreveu "A origem das espécies".


alógeno

pt-adj

alógeno (feminine alógena, masculine plural alógenos, feminine plural alógenas)

alógena (feminine)
alógenos (masculine plural)
alógenas (feminine plural)

(genetics) allogenic (genetically distinct, but of the same species)


arginase

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


ósculo

(biology) osculum (main opening in a sponge)


subclasse

(taxonomy) subclass (rank directly below class)


cordado

Adaptation of the taxonomical term Chordata as corda + -ado.

(zoology) chordate (any member of the phylum Chordata)


cordado

cordado (feminine cordada, masculine plural cordados, feminine plural cordadas)

cordada (feminine)
cordados (masculine plural)
cordadas (feminine plural)

From New Latin cordātus (“heart-shaped”).

(botany, of a leaf) cordate (heart-shaped)


arabinase

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


transição

[tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin trānsitiōnem (“transit; passage”), from trānseō (“to traverse”). Semantic loan from English transition in genetics and LGBT senses.


estojo

Borrowed from Old Occitan estug, from Vulgar Latin *studiāre, from Latin studium. Compare Spanish estuche and French étui.

pt:Estojo (munição)
pt:Estojo (recipiente)


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)


antioncogene

(genetics) antioncogene (any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours)


congénere

/kõˈʒɛ.nɨ.ɾɨ/

From Latin com- (“same”) + genus (“kind”). Cognate with Spanish congénere, Italian congenere, French congénère.

(biology) congeneric: pertaining to the same genus


antimicrotubular

pt-adj

antimicrotubular m or f (plural antimicrotubulares)

(pharmacology, cytology) antimicrotubule (that interferes with microtubules during mitosis)


aminograma

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


mormo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mormo, from Latin morbus. Doublet of morbo.


androstenediol

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

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


argininosuccinase

(biochemistry) argininosuccinase (argininosuccinate lyase)


pinha

Inherited from Latin pīnea. Compare Galician and Spanish piña.


arilo

(botany) aril (tissue surrounding the seed of certain fruits)


extinção

[is.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃ.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃ.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃ.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃ.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃĩˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐjʃ.tĩˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐjʃ.tĩˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin extīnctiōnem, from extīnctus, perfect passive participle of extīnguō (“to extinguish”).

lbor

Extinção dos dinossauros.

(ecology) extinction (the disappearance of a species from a region, or as a whole)


espinho

Inherited from Latin spīnus (“thorn-bush”).

inh+

(botany, specifically) a thorn which grows from the woody core of a plant, as opposed to an acúleo, which grows from the epidermis


amazónico

pt-adj

amazónico (feminine amazónica, masculine plural amazónicos, feminine plural amazónicas)

amazónica (feminine)
amazónicos (masculine plural)
amazónicas (feminine plural)

(ecology) Amazonian (having to do with the Amazon region)


raquítico

raquítico (feminine raquítica, masculine plural raquíticos, feminine plural raquíticas)

raquítica (feminine)
raquíticos (masculine plural)
raquíticas (feminine plural)


apoferritina

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


lentícula

Borrowed from Latin lenticula. Doublet of lentilha.