Self-disintegrating

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adjective (technology / chemistry / pharmacy)

Definition

Capable of disintegrating, decomposing, or fragmenting spontaneously or automatically into elementary pieces or particles through its own structural or chemical properties, following contact with a certain fluid medium or the expiration of a preset time, without the action of an external mechanical force. In pharmacy, it describes capsules or tablets designed to dissolve autonomously in the stomach.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Self-disintegrating
  • Auto-disintegrating

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations.
Formation Compound word formed from the prefix 'auto-' (self) and the adjective 'dezagregabil' (disintegrable).
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.u.to.de.za.gre.ga.ˈbil]
Source Encyclopedia of Polymer Science, Advanced Pharmaceutics and Material Metrics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Inginerii au dezvoltat un ambalaj ecologic și autodezagregabil care se distruge în apă în doar câteva minute.

EN: Engineers developed an eco-friendly and self-disintegrating packaging that breaks down in water in just a few minutes.

RO: Această tabletă farmaceutică este complet autodezagregabilă, asigurând eliberarea rapidă a substanței active în organism.

EN: This pharmaceutical tablet is completely self-disintegrating, ensuring the rapid release of the active substance into the organism.

RO: Sonda subacvatică folosește un balast autodezagregabil pentru a reveni la suprafață după finalizarea misiunii.

EN: The underwater probe uses a self-disintegrating ballast to return to the surface after completing the mission.

Idioms & Phrases

Material autodezagregabil / Self-disintegrating material

RO: Substanță solidă proiectată structural să își piardă coeziunea celulară în condiții specifice de mediu.

EN: A solid substance structurally designed to lose its cellular cohesion under specific environmental conditions.

Capsulă autodezagregabilă / Auto-disintegrating capsule

RO: Înveliș medicamentos din gelatină specială care se dizolvă autonom la contactul cu acizii gastrici.

EN: A medicinal coating made of special gelatin that dissolves autonomously upon contact with gastric acids.

Polimer autodezagregabil / Self-decomposing polymer

RO: Compus chimic modern utilizat în ecologie pentru fabricarea pungilor biodegradabile cu descompunere automată.

EN: A modern chemical compound used in ecology for manufacturing biodegradable bags with automated decomposition.

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