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injectable

American  
[in-jek-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈdʒɛk tə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being injected.


noun

  1. a pharmaceutical preparation that can be injected.

Other Word Forms

  • uninjectable adjective

Etymology

Origin of injectable

First recorded in 1965–70; inject + -able

Example Sentences

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There are many drugs on the market for weight loss, which can be in the form of an injectable pen or a capsule.

From BBC

"The 10 antibiotics we found resistance to are widely used in oral and injectable therapies used to treat a range of serious bacterial infections in clinical practice," Purcarea noted.

From Science Daily

Physicians expect they will need to switch some patients on the pill over to the injectable so they can get the weight loss they’re looking for.

From MarketWatch

Physicians expect they will need to switch some patients on the pill over to the injectable so they can get the weight loss they’re looking for.

From MarketWatch

What if an injectable protein could one day help repair both "leaky gut" and severe depression?

From Science Daily