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injectable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N JH EH1 K T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being (or designed to be) injected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: pharmacy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A liquid, such as a medicine or a Botox solution, which is injected using a needle and syringe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: pharmacy

Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle, medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

(used of drugs) capable of being injected

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninjectable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English inject Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English injectable From inject + -able.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: injectable — capable of being injected
  • French: injectable — capable of being injected
  • Galician: inxectábel — capable of being injected
  • Galician: inxectable — capable of being injected
  • Portuguese: injetável — capable of being injected
  • Spanish: inyectable — capable of being injected
  • Swedish: injicerbar — capable of being injected
  • Galician: inxectábel — a drug which is designed to be injected
  • Galician: inxectable — a drug which is designed to be injected
  • Romanian: injectabil — a drug which is designed to be injected
  • Spanish: inyectable — a drug which is designed to be injected