un injectable

in·ject·a·ble

[in-jek-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being injected.
noun
2.
a pharmaceutical preparation that can be injected.

Origin:
1965–70; inject + -able

un·in·ject·a·ble, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To un injectable
Collins
World English Dictionary
inject (ɪnˈdʒɛkt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  med to introduce (a fluid) into (the body of a person or animal) by means of a syringe or similar instrument
2.  (foll by into) to introduce (a new aspect or element): to inject humour into a scene
3.  to interject (a comment, idea, etc)
4.  to place (a rocket, satellite, etc) in orbit
 
[C17: from Latin injicere to throw in, from jacere to throw]
 
in'jectable
 
adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Un injectable is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

injectable in·ject·a·ble (ĭn-jěk'tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being injected. Used of a drug. n.
A drug or medicine that can be injected.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT