ampoule
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The same type of rocket booster with an ampoule system may have been used last week in a second hypersonic test.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022
Pak Jong Chon, a senior official who observed the test, said the North plans to expand the ampoule system to all of its liquid-fuel missiles.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The doctor loaded an ampoule of custom, noncommunicable viruses into the barrel of a syringe, tipped Imogen’s head back as she squinted against the lights, and injected a droplet into each of her irises.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2019
Wrapped inside is a sealed glass ampoule full of a silvery-gold metal.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2014
Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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