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ampoule

am·poule

Today it means: A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection. Full definition →

French ampoule

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Borrowed from French ampoule. Etymologically equivalent to amphora + -ule/-le. Doublet of ampulla.

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