Dissolvidas

Dissolvidas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective dissolvido, or of the past participle used as an adjective, and is commonly employed to describe substances that have been dissolved in a solvent. In scientific contexts, and especially in chemistry and environmental analysis, “dissolvidas” refers to the components that are present in a solution as dissolved species rather than in a separate solid, liquid, or gaseous phase.

Etymology and usage: the term comes from the verb dissolver, with origins in Latin dissolvere. In Portuguese, formed with the suffix -ado, it marks a condition resulting from the action of dissolving. The phrase “substâncias dissolvidas” is standard for solutes that are dispersed at the molecular level in a solvent to form a homogeneous solution.

Contexts and examples: in chemistry, dissolved substances are the solutes in a solution and are distinguished from the solvent. Examples include dissolved salts in water, dissolved gases in beverages, or organic compounds in organic solvents. In environmental science, measurements such as dissolved oxygen or dissolved inorganic salts are common indicators of water quality. In everyday language, dissolving can describe any material that has lost its original form due to mixing with another substance.

Related terms and see also: dissolvido, dissolução, solução, soluto, solvente, concentração. These terms help describe the processes and properties of substances that are not in their original phase but have become part of a uniform phase through dissolution.