| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ampoule |
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| SYLLABICATION: | am·poule |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m p l, -pyl |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also am·pule or am·pul |
| NOUN: | A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Latin ampulla. See ampulla.
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