ampule

or am·pul, am·poule

[ am-pyool, -pool ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ampule¹

1175–1225; < French < Latin ampulla ampulla; replacing Middle English ampulle < Old French < Latin; replacing Old English ampella, ampulla < Latin

Example Sentences

They discovered this small ampule filled with cesium, which glowed blue at night.

From MIT Technology Review

I had put the ampule away in the medicine locker and deliberately forgotten about it.

From Project Gutenberg