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ampoule
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Definition:a small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, usually a solid or liquid. Ampoules are commonly made of glass, although plastic ampoules do exist.[...]Historically ampoules were used to contain a small sample of a person's blood after death, which was entombed alongside them in many Christian catacombs. It was originally believed that only martyrs were given this burial treatment, though it is suspected to have been a widely practiced tradition.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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also written ampul, ampule, or ampulla
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Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.
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"[...] When an attack comes on an ampoule of amyl nitrite is broken and it is inhaled. If amyl nitrite were withheld—well, the consequences might easily be fatal."
Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.76 (1939)
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VOLP: You all know, honourable gentlemen, I never valued this ampulla, or vial, at less than eight crowns, but for this time, I am content, to be deprived of it for six; six crowns is the price; and less, in courtesy I know you cannot offer me; take it, or leave it, howsoever, both it and I am at your service.
Ben Jonson. Volpine; or, The Fox (1607)
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