ampoule

am·poule

noun \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\

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