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ampoule
noun am·poule \ˈam-ˌpyül, -pül\
Definition of AMPOULE
1
: a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection
2
: a vial resembling an ampoule
Variants of AMPOULE
am·poule or am·pule also am·pul \ˈam-ˌpyül, -pül\
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Origin of AMPOULE
Middle English ampulle flask, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English ampulle & Anglo-French ampuille, from Latin ampulla
First Known Use: 1886
Rhymes with AMPOULE
babul, Banjul, befool, Blackpool, B-school, carpool, church school, cesspool, closestool, curule, dame school, day school, edge tool, Elul, faldstool, flake tool, footstool, gene pool, grade school, hangul, high school, homeschool, Kabul, misrule, Mosul, old school, prep school, preschool, retool, self-rule, step stool, tide pool, toadstool, tomfool, trade school, uncool, unspool, vanpool, whirlpool
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