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UK
/ˈæmpʊlɐ/
]
NOUN
- a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils
- the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
How To Use ampulla In A Sentence
- Nor the priests, and if a snake appeared in her studio to guard the sacred ampulla she was never aware of it. SANDS OF TIME
- The ampulla was believed to contain holy oil, said to have been given by the Virgin Mary to Thomas Becket and rediscovered in time to assist Henry IV at his coronation in 1399.
- For example, major ampullate silk, a very tough silk with a tensile strength comparable to Kevlar, is used for the primary dragline or scaffolding of the spider's web.
- Slime-filled canals in the creatures 'heads - known as the "ampullae of Lorenzini" - let them sniff out the electric field of bottom-feeding flatfish concealed in mud or sand, leading to a tasty treat for the prowling elasmobranch. The Register
- The ostium leads to the second portion of the oviduct, the ampulla, which is the duct's dilated mid-portion where fertilization usually occurs.
- That wasn't the end of the story of course, for the ampulla remained in her desk. SANDS OF TIME
- Thanks to this quick getaway aquarium heaters need not be shielded to protect Ampullaria from burns.
- But when you get thousands of ampulls ampullae missing -Hilleary: Were they missing? What Went on in Bahrain During the Night of March 16?
- The ampulla or dilated intraperitoneal part of the rectum can be recognized at this level.
- Numerous pilgrims' souvenirs such as ampullae and oil lamps bearing her image survive from that time. The Times Literary Supplement
