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ampoule

esp US ampule

/ (ˈæmpuːl, -pjuːl) /
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noun

med a small glass vessel in which liquids for injection are hermetically sealed

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Words nearby ampoule

amplify, amplitude, amplitude modulation, amplitude of accommodation, amply, ampoule, ampule, ampulla, ampullaceous, ampulla of Lorenzini, ampulla of uterine tube
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Words related to ampoule

flask, bottle, ampul, phial

Example sentences from the Web for ampoule

  • After cleaning a spot on her arm, he dug out a needle, and filled it from an ampoule.

    Feet Of Clay|Phillip Hoskins

  • There are only three ampoules of this and they also say, maximum dose one ampoule.

    The Lost Kafoozalum|Pauline Ashwell

  • From them, he compounded a liquid mixture which he forced into the ampoule of a hypodermic needle.

    Deepfreeze|Robert Donald Locke

  • They met together one night in the Duke of Ampoule's country house, six miles eastward of Alca, to consider ways and means.

    Penguin Island|Anatole France