ampule
or am·pul, am·poule
[ am-pyool, -pool ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
Origin of ampule
11175–1225; <French <Latin ampullaampulla; replacing Middle English ampulle<Old French <Latin; replacing Old English ampella, ampulla<Latin
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How to use ampule in a sentence
They discovered this small ampule filled with cesium, which glowed blue at night.
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