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Termos norte-americanos/britânicos

Ambas as grafias britânica e norte-americana podem ser encontradas na base de dados Derwent. É importante levar isto em conta ao pesquisar nos campos Tópico e Título na página Pesquisa ou quando usar os rótulos de campo TS e TI na página Pesquisa avançada. Se houver dúvida sobre qual grafia usar, pesquise ambas as opções. Exemplo: tire OR tyre

A lista a seguir fornece alguns exemplos de algumas das diferenças entre termos e grafia norte-americanos e britânicos.

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Termo norte-americano

Termo britânico

airplanes

aeroplanes

aluminum

aluminium

anesthetics

anaesthetics

anesthetizing

anaesthetising

analyzed

analysed

analyzers

analysers

analyzing

analysing

anodizing

anodising

armor

armour

armored

armoured

armoring

armouring

astronautic

cosmonautic

astronautics

cosmonautics

atomizers

atomisers

atomizing

atomising

calibers

calibres

calipers

callipers

carbonization

carbonisation

carburetors

carburettors

carburizing

carburising

carcasses

carcases

cauterization

cauterisation

cauterizing

cauterising

center

centre

centers

centres

centering

centring

color

colour

colored

coloured

coloring

colouring

cozies

cosies

colters

coulters

cross-linking

crosslinking

crystallizing

crystallising

curb

kerb

cyclization

cyclisation

decarburizing

decarburising

decolorizing

decolourising

demagnetizing

demagnetising

deodorizing

deodorising

depolarizing

depolarising

depolymerizing

depolymerising

desensitizers

desensitisers

destacking

unstacking

desulfurizing

desulphurising

dikes

dykes

downspouts

downpipes

economizers

economisers

encyclopedias

encyclopaedias

equalizing

equalising

esophageal

oesophagal

esophagoscopes

oesophagoscopes

fertilization

fertilisation

fertlizer

fertiliser

fertilizing

fertilising

fiberglass

fibreglass

fibers

fibres

flavoring

flavouring

fluidized

fluidised

fluidizing

fluidising

fold lines

foldlines

galoshes

goloshes

galvanizing

galvanising

gasoline

petrol

gear cutting

gearcutting

graphitizing

graphitising

groins

groynes

gynecology

gynaecology

hand tools

handtools

harbor

harbour

hematein

haematein

hemorrhage

haemorrage

hemorrhoids

haemorrhoids

homogenizing

homogenising

immobilized

immobilised

immunizing

immunising

ionization

ionisation

ionized

ionised

isomerizing

isomerising

jails

gaols

jewelry

jewellery

joy stick

joystick

katathermometers

catathermometers

kit bags

kitbags

knuckle-dusters

knuckledusters

land mine

landmine

limbing

delimbing

localizing

localising

lumber jackets

lumberjackets

lusters

lustres

lustering

lustring

macadamized

macadamised

machetes

machets

magnetization

magnetisation

magnetizing

magnetising

magneto therapy

magnetotherapy

malleableizing

malleabilising

maneuvering

manoeuvring

mercerizing

mercerising

metacenters

metacentres

metalizing

metallising

mineralization

mineralisation

minimizing

minimising

miter

mitre

mollusks

molluscs

molded

moulded

molding

moulding

molds

moulds

multicolor

multicolour

nebulizers

nebulisers

neutralization

neutralisation

neutralizing

neutralising

occurring

occuring

odor

odour

optimization

optimisation

oxacillins

oxapenicillins

oxidizing

oxidising

ozonizing

ozonising

pajamas

pyjamas

pantyhose

panti-hose

paper currency

papercurrency

parlor

parlour

pasteurizing

pasteurising

phanastrons

phantastrons

phase changing

phasechanging

plasticizers

plasticisers

plowing

ploughing

polarization

polarisation

polarized

polarised

polyethylene

polyethene

polymerizable

polymerisable

polymerized

polymerised

practicing

practising

program

programme

pruning shears

secateurs

pulverizing

pulverising

recognizing

recognising

selvage

selvedges

sensitizing

sensitising

stabilizers

stabilisers

sterilization

sterilisation

streetcars

tramways

subsidizing

subsidising

sulfates

sulphates

sulfites

sulphites

synchronization

synchronisation

synthesizing

systhesising

tableting

tabletting

theater

theatre

tire

tyre

tracklayers

platelayers

unauthorized

unauthorised

vaporizers

vaporisers

vapor

vapour

windshields

windscreens