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ampoule

am·poule also am·pule or am·pul (mpl, -pyl)

n.

A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution.


[French, from Old French, from Latin ampulla; see ampulla.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Noun

1.

ampoule – a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

bottle – a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

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