Rozpuszczona

Rozpuszczona is the feminine singular past participle of the Polish verb rozpuścić, meaning to dissolve or disperse in a solvent. As an adjective, it describes a feminine noun and indicates that the subject has been dissolved or spread in a liquid. The masculine and neuter forms are rozpuszczony and rozpuszczone, respectively. In chemistry and everyday language, rozpuszczona is used to denote that a substance has entered into a solution.

In scientific usage, rozpuszczona describes substances that have dissolved in another substance, for example: sól rozpuszczona w wodzie or cukier rozpuszczony w herbacie. The process of becoming dissolved is called rozpuszczanie, and the result is a roztwór (solution). The ability of a substance to dissolve is rozpuszczalność, with corresponding adjectives rozpuszczalny (masc.), rozpuszczalna (fem.), and rozpuszczalne (neut.).

Etymology and grammar: the word forms with the prefix roz- and the root from puszczać, conveying the sense of releasing or spreading, extended to the idea of dispersion in a solvent. As a participle, rozpuszczona can participate in passive constructions, such as substancja została rozpuszczona, though more concise phrasing often uses the attributive form, e.g., substancja rozpuszczona w cieczy.

See also: rozpuszczalność, rozpuszczać, rozpuszczony, roztwór, rozpuszczalny.