injectable

[in-jek-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being injected.

noun

1. a pharmaceutical preparation that can be injected.

Other Word Forms

• uninjectable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of injectable¹

First recorded in 1965–70; inject + -able

Example Sentences

Those who received the injectable version achieved statistically significant weight loss of up to 14.5% compared with 2.6% in people treated with a placebo.

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These figures are still well below the 22 percent of body weight lost by people taking the weekly injectable Mounjaro over the same time period.

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Lenacapavir is a new injectable HIV treatment that only needs to be taken twice a year.

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A pharmacist filmed selling Botox without seeing patients has been suspended from practice for 18 months after a BBC undercover investigation exposed a dangerous black market in injectable cosmetic drugs.

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Outside government programs, both companies have committed as part of the deal to selling their injectable drugs directly to consumers for about $350 a month.

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