Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A substance injected, as into the skin.

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  • noun any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

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Examples

  • For example, one of the technologies is the use of carbon dioxide as an injectant.

    Obama’s Energy Tax Will Even Tax Strippers | RedState 2010

  • (B) used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project.

    Oekologismus.de 2010

  • (B) used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project.

    Oekologismus.de 2010

  • (B) used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project.

    Oekologismus.de 2010

  • In the upcoming weeks, Freestone will begin phase one tests of EncapSol as a downhole tertiary oil recovery injectant with the ultimate goal of dislodging the estimated 50% of oil remaining in America's declining and high water-cut oil well properties.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • In the upcoming weeks, Freestone will begin phase one tests of EncapSol as a downhole tertiary oil recovery injectant with the ultimate goal of dislodging the estimated 50% of oil remaining in America's declining and high water-cut oil well properties.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • The change requires that the carbon used as a tertiary injectant must be sequestered in permanent geologic storage to qualify for the credit.

    Green Options 2009

  • EncapSol can also be used as a downhole enhanced oil recovery injectant.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • Multi-stage horizontal fracturing on a large scale would need a lot of material for injectant and a large scale carbon capture storage appears to be affordable according to MIT.

    Next Big Future 2009

  • Multi-stage horizontal fracturing on a large scale would need a lot of material for injectant and a large scale carbon capture storage appears to be affordable according to MIT.

    Next Big Future 2009

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