Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Helmsman

A person who is in charge of steering a ship or boat.

Hematite

A reddish-black mineral form of iron oxide, used as a pigment and in jewelry.

Hemisphere

A half of a spherical object, especially the Earth, divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Hemispheric

Relating to or resembling a hemisphere.

Hemoglobin

A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.

Henry

A unit of electrical inductance equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is induced by a current change of one ampere per second.

Heptagon

A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

Herbalism

The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants.

Herbicide

A substance used to kill unwanted plants, especially weeds.

Herbivorous

Describing an animal that feeds mainly on plants.

Herbivory

The act or practice of feeding on plants.

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.