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ampulla

  • /æmˈpʊlə/

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From Latin ampulla. Doublet of ampoule.

noun ampullas · 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.
  3. The dilated end of a duct.
  4. The spongiole of a root.

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noun vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil

Portuguêsambula

noun dilated end of a duct

Portuguêsampola

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@misc{ampulla_2026,
  title = {ampulla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ampulla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}