ampoule

am·poule
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/ˈæm.puːl//ˈæm.pjuːl/

noun

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

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phialvialampuleampul
OriginFrench ampoule →
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Meanings

nounampoule (plural ampoules)

plural ampoules · alternative US ampule · alternative ampul

  1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
phialvialampuleampul
Broader
bottle
Also see
phialvial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchampoule
  2. Englishampoule

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

More words from French

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Translations

Arabic أَمْبُولَة
  • أَمْبُولَة (ʔambūla)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Bulgarian а́мпула
  • а́мпула (ámpula)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Chinese Cantonese 安瓿
  • 安瓿 (on¹ pau²)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Chinese Mandarin 安瓿
  • 安瓿 (ānbù)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Czech ampulka
  • ampulkasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Danish ampul
  • ampulsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Dutch ampul
  • ampulsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Esperanto ampolo
  • ampolosmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Estonian ampull
  • ampullsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Finnish ampulli
  • ampullismall glass vial hermetically sealed
French ampoule
  • ampoulesmall glass vial hermetically sealed
German Ampulle
  • Ampullesmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Greek αμπούλα
  • αμπούλα (ampoúla)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Hebrew אַמְפּוּלָה
  • אַמְפּוּלָה (ampúla)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Hungarian ampulla
  • ampullasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Icelandic ampúla, púla
  • ampúlasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • púlasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • lyfjabiðasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • lykjasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Indonesian ampul
  • ampulsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Italian ampolla
  • ampollasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Japanese アンプル
  • アンプル (anpuru)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Korean 앰풀
  • 앰풀 (aempul)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Latvian ampula
  • ampulasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Lithuanian ampulė
  • ampulėsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Malay ampul
  • ampulsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Norwegian Bokmål ampulle
  • ampullesmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Persian آمپول
  • آمپول (âmpul)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Polish ampułka
  • ampułkasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Portuguese ampola
  • ampolasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Romanian ampulă
  • ampulăsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Russian а́мпула
  • а́мпула (ámpula)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Slovak ampulka
  • ampulkasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Spanish ampolla, ámpula
  • ampollasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • ámpulasmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Swedish ampull
  • ampullsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Turkish ampul, ilaç ampulü
  • ampulsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • ilaç ampulüsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • enjeksiyon ampulüsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Ukrainian а́мпула
  • а́мпула (ámpula)small glass vial hermetically sealed
Vietnamese ống thuốc, ămpun
  • ống thuốcsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
  • ămpunsmall glass vial hermetically sealed
Cite this entry
APA

ampoule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampoule

MLA

“ampoule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampoule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampoule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampoule.

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