Falando Cientificamente

synthesis

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/sɪn.θə.sɪs/ or /sin.thē.sis/

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(sintetização)

síntese

the act of producing a substance that exists in living beings

antigen

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/æn.ti.ʤɛn/ or /ān.ti.jen/

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(substância estranha)

antígeno

any foreign substance in the body that can trigger a response from the immune system

cortisol

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/kɔr.tɪ.sɔl/ or /kawr.ti.sawl/

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(hormônio cortisol)

cortisol

a steroid hormone that the body produces and is used in medicine to help cure skin diseases

clone

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/kloʊn/ or /klooon/

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(célula clonada)

clone

a cell or a group of cells created through a natural or artificial process from a source that they are genetically identical to

dominant

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/dɑ.mə.nənt/ or /daa.mē.nēnt/

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(predominante)

dominante

(of genes) causing a person to inherit a particular physical feature, even if it is only present in one parent's genome

gene pool

substantivo

/dʒˈiːn pˈuːl/

(reservatório genético)

pool genético

all of the genes that are available within breeding populations of a particular species of animal or plant

genome

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/ʤi.noʊm/ or /ji.nooom/

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(genoma completo)

genoma

the complete set of genetic material of any living thing

incubation

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/ɪn.kju.beɪ.ʃən/ or /in.kyoo.bei.shēn/

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(incubação controlada)

incubação

the controlled maintenance of a specific temperature; fostering optimal conditions for the development of organisms, processes, or materials

lymph

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/lɪmf/ or /limf/

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(límpido)

linfa

a colorless liquid consisting of white blood cells that helps to prevent infections from spreading

membrane

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/mɛmb.reɪn/ or /memb.rein/

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(biodifusora)

membrana

a thin sheet of tissue that separates or covers the inner parts of an organism

to mutate

verbo

/mju.teɪt/ or /myoo.teit/

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(sofrer mutação)

mutar

to experience genetic changes

neurotransmitter

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/nʊ.rət.ræns.mɪ.tər/ or /noo.rēt.rāns.mi.tēr/

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(transmissor neural)

neurotransmissor

a chemical substance that transmits messages from a neuron to another one or to a muscle

symbiosis

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/sɪm.baɪoʊ.səs/ or /sim.baiooo.sēs/

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(simbiose mútua)

simbiose

a close and often long-term interaction between two different species living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both

specimen

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/spɛ.sə.mən/ or /spe.sē.mēn/

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(amostra)

espécime

a representative or characteristic sample that is examined or analyzed to gain insights or understanding of a particular group or category

propagation

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/prɑ.pə.geɪ.ʃən/ or /praa.pē.gei.shēn/

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(multiplicação)

propagação

the process of natural multiplication; representing the expansion of a population over time

pigmentation

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/pɪg.mən.teɪ.ʃən/ or /pig.mēn.tei.shēn/

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(coloração)

pigmentação

the natural coloring of tissues, surfaces, or structures; contributing to the characteristic hues or tones observed in animals, plants, or human beings

physiology

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/fɪ.ziɑ.lə.ʤi/ or /fi.ziaa.lē.ji/

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(estudo da fisiologia)

fisiologia

the field of science that studies the function or interactions among organisms

to ovulate

verbo

/ɑ:.vjʊ.leɪt/ or /aa.vyoo.leit/

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(ovulação (verbo))

ovular

(of a female animal or human) to produce an ovum from the ovary

nucleus

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/nuk.liəs/ or /nook.liēs/

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(nucleo)

núcleo

(biology) the part of a cell that contains most of the genetic information

metabolism

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/mə.tæ.bə.lɪ.zəm/ or /mē.tā.bē.li.zēm/

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(metabolização)

metabolismo

the chemical processes through which food is changed into energy for the body to use

carbon dating

substantivo

/kˈɑːɹbən dˈeɪɾɪŋ/

(datagem por carbono)

datação por carbono

a method used for measuring how old an organic material is by calculating the amount of carbon they contain

cybernetics

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/saɪ.bər.nɛ.tɪks/ or /sai.bēr.ne.tiks/

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(cibernetica (adj.))

cibernética

the study of how communication and control work in living organisms and machines, focusing on information flow, feedback, and system regulation

pathology

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(estudo das doenças)

patologia

a branch of medical science primarily focusing on the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury

vivisection

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/vɪ.vɪ.sɛk.ʃən/ or /vi.vi.sek.shēn/

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(vivissecção (de animais))

vivissecção

the scientific and experimental operations performed on live animals

aerodynamics

substantivo

/ɛ.roʊ.daɪ.næ.mɪks/ or /e.rooo.dai.nā.miks/

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(dinâmica dos fluidos)

aerodinâmica

the study of the behavior of air as it interacts with solid objects, particularly the flow of air around and through objects, and the effects of this interaction on the objects

volatile

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/vɑ.lə.təl/ or /vaa.lē.tēl/

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(instável)

volátil

having a tendency to change rapidly and unpredictably, often characterized by fluctuations or instability

vacuum

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/væ.kjum/ or /vā.kyoom/

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(vacuidade)

vácuo

a space that is utterly empty of all matter

thermal

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/θɜr.məl/ or /thēr.mēl/

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(termodinâmico)

térmico

related to heat or temperature, including how heat moves, how materials expand with temperature changes, and the energy stored in heat

refraction

substantivo

/ɹɪfɹˈækʃən/

(refratação)

refração

the bending of the wave's path as it passes from one medium to another; caused by a change in its speed or direction

particle

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(partícula subatômica)

partícula

(physics) any of the smallest units that energy or matter consists of, such as electrons, atoms, molecules, etc.

nuclear fission

substantivo

/nˈuːklɪɹ fˈɪʃən/

(divisão nuclear)

fissão nuclear

the process or action of splitting a nucleus into two or more parts resulting in the release of a significant amount of energy

momentum

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/moʊ.mɛn.təm/ or /mooo.men.tēm/

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(impulso)

momento

the strength of a moving object determined by multiplying how heavy it is by how fast it is going

isotope

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/aɪ.sə.toʊp/ or /ai.sē.tooop/

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(isótopo de elemento)

isótopo

each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, leading to variation in atomic mass

kinetic

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/kə.nɛ.tɪk/ or /kē.ne.tik/

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(cinética)

cinético

relating to the energy associated with motion or movement, emphasizing the dynamic state of objects in action