ausgeschüttete

Ausgeschüttete is the attributive form of the German past participle ausgeschüttet, derived from the verb ausschütten, meaning to pour out, spill, or discharge a liquid or granular material. The term is used to describe matter that has been poured out or spilled and can modify nouns such as Flüssigkeit, Substanz, or Material. It is common in everyday language as well as in technical contexts to indicate that a substance has been emptied from a container or released from a system.

Grammatically, ausgeschüttet functions as an adjective when used attributively with a noun (for example, eine ausgeschüttete Flüssigkeit, eine ausgeschüttete Substanz, ausgeschüttetes Öl). The form can vary to reflect gender, number, and case, yielding phrases like der ausgeschüttete Becher, die ausgeschüttete Flüssigkeit oder die ausgeschütteten Substanzen. In many contexts, the verb phrase wurde ausgeschüttet is used instead of the attributive adjective, especially when the focus is on the action rather than the resulting state.

Usage and nuance: ausgeschüttete refers primarily to what has been poured out or discharged, and it can apply to liquids, powders, or other contents. It may imply deliberate pouring or controlled discharge, but it is also used for spills or accidental releases. In technical language, the term appears in descriptions of outflows, effluents, or discharged materials, for example in engineering, chemistry, or hydrology, where it characterizes substances that have been released from a system or container.

Etymology: formed from prefix aus- (out, outward) and schütten (to pour, to spill), with the participle ending updated to function as an adjective. The root meaning centers on transferring material from one place to another by pouring.

See also: ausschütten, verschütten, auslaufen.