Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ampulla , 2 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
ampulla, 2 - noun same as
ampule .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
ampoule .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plus I has an ample belleh to slide on XD Not TEW ampul, mind you, just enuf.
Well? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Set gud X ampul fur teh rest ob us. sweetmotherofmars says:
White Dux - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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But the first syllable of that word is pronounced “amf,” not “amp”; another possibility is a shortening of ampul, a sealed container of a drug to be injected.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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But the first syllable of that word is pronounced “amf,” not “amp”; another possibility is a shortening of ampul, a sealed container of a drug to be injected.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A lOOcc ampul of Menkalite could poison the water of an entire planet, rendering its population mindless slaves.
The Ship Who Sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969
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A lOOcc ampul of Menkalite could poison the water of an entire planet, rendering its population mindless slaves.
the ship who sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969
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In the meantime, 'Monsorlit took a lancet and ampul and deftly took a blood sample from the ugly man.
Restoree McCaffrey, Anne 1967
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The result is that an ampul of any anti-agathic, even the least efficient ones, that a spaceman thinks he can spare can be sold for the price the seller asks.
Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957
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And she said: I shall send to thee an ampul for to reestablish thee to full health.
The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900
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Lord, wherefore at Rome the church is hallowed in the honour of our Saviour, whereas is kept an ampul with the same blood.
The Golden Legend, vol. 5 1230-1298 1900
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