AMPOULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ampoule mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPOULE (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("ampoule" 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)