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Noun: ampule  'am,pyool or 'am,pool
Usage: US (elsewhere: ampoule)
  1. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
    - phial, vial, ampul [US], ampoule

Derived forms: ampules

Type of: bottle

Encyclopedia: Ampule