AMPOULE


Meaning of AMPOULE in English

n.

Variant: or am · pule also am · pul

Pronunciation: ' am- ˌ pyül, -pül

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English ampulle flask, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English ampulle & Anglo-French ampuille, from Latin ampulla

Date: 1907

1 : a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection

2 : a vial resembling an ampoule

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