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AMPULE

Dictionary entry overview: What does ampule mean?

• AMPULE (noun)
The noun AMPULE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: AMPULE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AMPULE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ampoule; ampul; ampule; phial; vial

Hypernyms ("ampule" is a kind of...):

bottle (a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped)

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