| Ampul | n. [ AS. ampella, ampolla, L. ampulla: cf. OF. ampolle, F. ampoule. ] 1. Same as Ampulla, 2. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. same as ampule. [ PJC ] |
| ampule | n. 1. a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening at the top. aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the top which can be scored and easily broken to open the ampule. Once opened, they cannot be hermetically re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that which is to be used at once or within a short time. The contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard degradation by air.
Syn. -- phial, vial, ampoule [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a drug. [ PJC ] |
| Ampulla | ‖ n.; pl. Ampullæ [ L. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ampullaceous | a. [ L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla. ] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ampullaceous sac (Zool.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Ampullary | { } a. Resembling an ampulla. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Ampullar |
| Ampullated | { a. Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Ampullate |
| Ampulliform | a. [ Ampulla + -form. ] Flask-shaped; dilated. [ 1913 Webster ] |