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# injector

noun (an injector, injectors)

«injector» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A device that pushes a liquid or gas into something, for example fuel into a car engine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#m1)
2. A pen-like device that pushes medicine through the skin, such as an adrenaline auto-injector (EpiPen) used for severe allergies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and health lessons the most important one is the auto-injector: children with severe allergies (nuts, bee stings) may carry one, and adults are trained to use it in an emergency. In science and engineering: «fuel injector» in engines.

### Examples

- My friend carries an auto-injector because she is allergic to peanuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x1)
- The teacher knows how to use the injector in an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x2)
- Keep the injector in a cool, safe place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x3)
- The mechanic cleaned the car's fuel injectors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x4)
- After using the injector, call an ambulance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x5)
- Each injector has a guard to hide the needle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/#x6)

### Note

Countable: an injector, injectors (use «an» because it starts with a vowel sound). Related: «inject», «injection». Never play with a medical injector: it is real medicine with a needle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «injector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injector/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«injector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/injector.html) on Mova free.