INJECTABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does injectable mean? 

• INJECTABLE (adjective)
  The adjective INJECTABLE has 1 sense:

1. (used of drugs) capable of being injected

  Familiarity information: INJECTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INJECTABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of drugs) capable of being injected

Domain category:

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Antonym:

uninjectable ((used of drugs) not capable of being injected)

Derivation:

inject (give an injection to)

inject (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing)

 Context examples 

An injectable collagen matrix gel containing the antimetabolite fluorouracil and the sympathicomimetic agent epinephrine with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Fluorouracil-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable formulation containing the taxane docetaxel, a semisynthetic analogue of paclitaxel, with antineoplastic activity.

(Docetaxel Formulation CKD-810, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable emulsion formulation containing the taxane docetaxel, a semisynthetic analogue of paclitaxel, with antineoplastic activity.

(Docetaxel Emulsion ANX-514, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable phospholipid emulsion containing the butyrate salt of the synthetic, short-acting, dihydropyridine L-type calcium channel antagonist clevidipine with antihypertensive activity.

(Clevidipine Butyrate Injectable Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable targeted small molecule drug conjugate (SMDC) consisting of folate (vitamin B9) covalently linked to the potent mitotic poison and cytotoxic agent, tubulysin B hydrazide (Tub-B-H) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Folate Receptor-Targeted Tubulysin Conjugate EC1456, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable enzyme with potential adjuvant activity.

(Hyaluronidase, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable formulation of the polysaccharide beta 1,3/1,6 glucan derived from the cell wall of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.

(PGG Beta-Glucan, NCI Thesaurus)

A nanoparticle-based injectable concentrate containing the water-insoluble taxane paclitaxel, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel Injection Concentrate for Nanodispersion, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable collagen matrix gel containing the antimetabolite methotrexate and the sympathicomimetic agent epinephrine with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Methotrexate-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable microemulsion of a purified oil extracted from the seeds of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's tears), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Kanglaite, NCI Thesaurus)