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ampul

ampul is the alternative spelling of ampoule.

ampul is the alternative spelling of ampulla.

Meaning of ampoule

Noun

ampoule (plural ampoules)

  1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

Meaning of ampulla

Noun

ampulla (plural ampullas or ampullae)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
  2. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
    • Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 8
  3. The dilated end of a duct.
  4. The spongiole of a root.

Forms of ampul

pluralampuls

Origin of ampul

From Old French ampule, from Latin ampulla, itself of unknown origin.

Questions about ampul

What is ampul the alternative spelling of?
Ampul is the alternative spelling of ampoule.

Words near ampul in the dictionary

  1. amps
  2. amps down
  3. amps up
  4. Ampthill
  5. AMPTP
  6. ampul
  7. ampule
  8. ampules
  9. ampulicid
  10. ampulicids
  11. ampuliform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ampul (page history and authors); ampoule (page history and authors); ampulla (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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