ampoule
noun/ˈæmpjuːl/, /ˈæmpuːl/
/ˈæmpjuːl/
(US English also ampule)
- a small container, usually made of glass, containing a drug that will be used for an injection
- The drugs stolen include an ampoule of adrenaline which could kill if injected.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, from Latin ampulla, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora, from Greek amphoreus, or from French amphore.Definitions on the go
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