uninjectable

9.5

You cannot put it into the body with a needle

adjective
/ˌʌnɪnˈdʒɛktəbl/

Specialized

: no inyectable

An uninjectable antibiotic might instead be administered orally or topically.

Examples

The drug's thick consistency made it completely uninjectable through standard syringes.
This medication is uninjectable due to its solid form.
Some medications must be reformulated because their ingredients are initially uninjectable.
Some drugs are simply uninjectable because of their chemical structure.
The drug's thick consistency made it completely uninjectable through standard syringes.
Some medications must be reformulated because their ingredients are initially uninjectable.
This medication is uninjectable due to its solid form.

Antonyms

injectable

Specialized

5 5.6

Able to be given by injection with a needle

Surface Forms

uninjectable positive

Morphology

uninjectable = injectable (transparent) = un + inject + able

Formed by productive negation 'un-' applied to 'injectable', so the meaning is directly the opposite of 'injectable'.

Etymology

Uninjectable is made of un- meaning 'not', inject meaning 'to put in', and -able meaning 'can be', and inject is the same root as the familiar word eject 'to throw out'. So uninjectable means 'not able to be put into the body by injection', which is why we use it for medicines that cannot be given with a syringe.