ampule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ampule
1175–1225; < French < Latin ampulla ampulla; replacing Middle English ampulle < Old French < Latin; replacing Old English ampella, ampulla < Latin
Example Sentences
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I asked, touching the empty ampule from which he had injected the contents into her.
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
I had put the ampule away in the medicine locker and deliberately forgotten about it.
From Last Resort by Schelling, George Luther
Then Dr. Bronson had given me a single ampule of the stuff.
From Last Resort by Schelling, George Luther
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