ampoulé — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ampoule noun A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
- blister noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
- bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
Senses
ampoulé is used for these senses in English:
- ampoule A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
- blister A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
- blister A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- bombastic (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- light bulb An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
- orgulous Swollen; augmented; excessive.
blister — full definition
- noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
- noun A bubble or raised patch on a surface such as paint or plastic.
- verb To develop blisters, or to cause them to form.
- verb To criticise someone harshly.