Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
ampule .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
hermetically sealed vial containing asterile solution suitable forinjection .
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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They watched 2935 float over to the white square of plastic mounted in the far corner of the tank, watched it extract a waterproof pen from its holder, watched it scrawl three clumsy question marks on the square while brown and yellow patches rose and sank on its skin, then watched it shudder, spasm, and sink as the ampoule of anesthetic diffused through the tank.
365 tomorrows » submission : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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They watched 2935 float over to the white square of plastic mounted in the far corner of the tank, watched it extract a waterproof pen from its holder, watched it scrawl three clumsy question marks on the square while brown and yellow patches rose and sank on its skin, then watched it shudder, spasm, and sink as the ampoule of anesthetic diffused through the tank.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The chimera reaches into the bag at her feet, and rummages around, pulling out a small ampoule filled with yellow smoke.
Archive 2010-04-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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He opened a little maintenance hatch and cracked the ampoule into it like an egg. 2935 had stopped eating and squeezed itself into the corner of the tank, watching him.
365 tomorrows » submission : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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He opened a little maintenance hatch and cracked the ampoule into it like an egg. 2935 had stopped eating and squeezed itself into the corner of the tank, watching him.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Dr. McLaren stood in front of the tank with a printout in one hand and an ampoule of pale yellow liquid in the other.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The chimera drops the empty ampoule into the bag, and smiles.
Archive 2010-04-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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A French nun who was cured overnight of Parkinson's disease after invoking John Paul's intercession presented the Pope with an ampoule of his blood as a holy relic.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: Big Media Events And The Churches That Put Them On Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011
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Dr. McLaren stood in front of the tank with a printout in one hand and an ampoule of pale yellow liquid in the other.
365 tomorrows » submission : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Chon breaks another ampoule and fills the syringe.
Savages Don Winslow 2010
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