Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Heliotropism

The growth or movement of a plant toward or away from sunlight.

Helix

A three-dimensional spiral shape, often used to describe the structure of DNA.

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.

Hemistich

A half of a line of poetry, or a verse divided by a caesura into two distinct parts.

Hemoglobin

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

Hendecasyllabic

Relating to a verse or line of poetry that consists of eleven syllables.

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.

Hephaestus

In Greek mythology, Hephaestus is the god of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship.

Heptagon

A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.