injectableadj.
/ɪnˈdʒɛktəb(ə)l/ 1. Capable of being injected: see inject v. 3.
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1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 180 Red and injectable capillary vessels..are in so small proportion to the uninjectable substance, that [etc.].
2. Suitable for injection into the body. Hence as n., a substance suitable for injection; spec. a drug or medicine that may be injected directly into the bloodstream.
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injectable1960
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1960 Antibiotics Ann. 1959–60 462 Thirty-three gonococcal infections in 31 unselected men have been treated with injectable tetracycline at St. Luke's Clinic.
1967 N.Y. Times 1 Aug. 27 The injectables are most often used by persons who formerly took amphetamines orally.
1969 Daily Tel. 3 July 23/3 An injectable form of the pill might be more acceptable in developing countries and help to damp down the population explosion.
1970 Sci. Jrnl. Aug. 8/3 Pharmacists have voluntarily restricted the supply of injectable amphetamines to hospitals.
1973 Austral. Humanist xxvi. 2/1 ‘Bad news’ (he did not explain further) was ‘coming up’ about Copper 7 and injectables.
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