injectable

English

Etymology

From inject +‎ -able.

Adjective

injectable (not comparable)

1. (pharmacy) Capable of being (or designed to be) injected

Derived terms

• microinjectable
• noninjectable
• uninjectable

Translations

capable of being injected

French: injectable (fr) m or f Galician: inxectábel (gl), inxectable (gl) Portuguese: injetável Spanish: inyectable Swedish: injicerbar (sv)

Noun

injectable (plural injectables)

1. (pharmacy, cosmetics, pharmacology) A liquid, such as a medicine or a Botox solution, which is injected using a needle and syringe.
   • 2009 January 3, Amy Zipkin, “Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain”, in New York Times‎:

     Complex high-cost drug therapy, such as injectables and infusions, are close to a $70 billion sector.

Translations

a drug which is designed to be injected

Galician: inxectábel (gl) m, inxectable (gl) m Romanian: injectabil (ro) m Spanish: inyectable m

French

Etymology

From injecter +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

injectable (plural injectables)

1. injectable

Further reading

• “injectable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.