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ampule

or am·pul, am·poule

[ am-pyool, -pool ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.


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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
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Example Sentences

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

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

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