injectable
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- adjective
- /ɪnˈdʒɛktəbl/
- Specialized
:
inyectable
- There has been considerable media interest in the recent prescribing of injectable heroin in Switzerland and the Netherlands.
- injectable drugs
- injectable DMTs
- semipermanent injectable
He works on near infrared fluorescence imaging of the brain and injectable mesh electronics.
- He works on near infrared fluorescence imaging of the brain and injectable mesh electronics.
Examples
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Many forms of steroid formulations, including oral, topical, inhaled, and injectable, have been linked to CSCR.
Academic text (2007) -
Conventional injectable formulas control ticks for less than a week, and flies for less than three weeks.
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In this case, an alternative, such as an injectable treatment, may be more suitable.
Academic text (2015) -
Pressure from the criminal justice system also led to the reexamination of the role of injectable maintenance in the British system.
Academic text (2005) -
Its use and applications as a semipermanent injectable agent certainly warrant further investigation.
Academic text (2012) -
But other famous treatments, most notably injectable maintenance, have a more uncertain future.
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Practice nurses give a variety of different injections by the injectable route.
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In the UK, there are two licensed injectable preparations of Vitamin B12: hydroxocobalamin and cyanocobalamin.
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Many injectable medications, such as antibiotics, analgesics, corticosteroids, and bronchodilators, have sulfite salt as excipients.
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The doctor explained that the injectable vaccine would help protect us from the virus.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Injectable comes from Latin parts in- 'into', -ject 'throw', and -able 'can be'. Think of it like the opposite of eject (to throw out): 'inject' is to 'throw into', so an injectable drug is one that 'can be put into' the body with a needle.