Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Chayote

An edible pear-shaped green fruit of a tropical American climbing plant of the gourd family, eaten as a vegetable.

Cheese-Connoisseur

A person who has a refined appreciation of cheese and is knowledgeable about its varieties and qualities.

Chivalry

The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

Chondral

Relating to or resembling cartilage.

Chromatic

Relating to or produced by colors; exhibiting vibrant or distinct hues.

Chromatography

An analytical technique for separating a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

Chronicle

A detailed and factual account of historical events in chronological order.

Chronostratigraphy

The branch of geology that studies the age and relative timing of rock layers and their correlation with geological time.

Cicatricial

Relating to or characterized by scars.

Ciliary body

The part of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris, containing the ciliary muscle and secretory processes that produce aqueous humor.

Cipher

A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to encrypt and decrypt confidential messages.

Circadian

Happening or recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals, especially in reference to biological processes.