injectable

[ in-jek-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being injected.

noun

1. a pharmaceutical preparation that can be injected.

Other Words From

• unin·jecta·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of injectable¹

First recorded in 1965–70; inject + -able

Example Sentences

The medicine is used to treat a wide range of animals, including dogs, cats, horses and livestock, and comes in a variety of forms, such as injectables, pastes or liquids.

From Washington Post

Clearly he does not care because to me it looks like to me that he went and got his very obvious filler and injectables done right before he burst into the spotlight with this trip into space.

From The Daily Beast

Health services need to improve access to combination prevention, testing and treatment, including pre-exposure prophylaxis with new tools such as the dapivirine ring and injectable long-acting antiretrovirals.

From No Straight News

First, a suggested article about smile lines informed me that they “may need injectable or surgical intervention.”

From MIT Technology Review

The team wants to put these synthetic antibodies into injectable devices — much like an EpiPen — but right now, the nanoparticles are probably too big.

From Science News

An injectable, killed virus vaccine was just approved by the USDA, but it appears to be less than ideal.

From The Daily Beast

Daniel Gross on the injectable compound that gets rid of your unwanted fat.

From The Daily Beast

Clearly, injectable contraceptives are a critical tool for health providers in sub-Saharan Africa.

From The Daily Beast