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ampoule

NOUN
vial
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The nurse, who had gone to another ward to get the insulin, asked Norris to check the syringe dosage and apologised for not having the ampoule they had drawn it from.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The same type of rocket booster with an ampoule system may have been used last week in a second hypersonic test.

From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022

Pak Jong Chon, a senior official who observed the test, said the North plans to expand the ampoule system to all of its liquid-fuel missiles.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

The doctor loaded an ampoule of custom, noncommunicable viruses into the barrel of a syringe, tipped Imogen’s head back as she squinted against the lights, and injected a droplet into each of her irises.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2019

Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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