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Wire together faux twigs and vines to form a handle, then add floral water vials to both sides of the basket to hold the tulips and tuck in faux wheatgrass.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
The vials were addressed to Trump, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak about it publicly.
—Lisa Mascaro, TIME, 22 May 2024
At a point during the Covid-19 pandemic, when global vaccine production was operating at full steam, there was a global shortage of glass for vaccine vials.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 May 2024
One afternoon in 1998, a trim 3M epidemiologist named Geary Olsen arrived with several vials of blood and asked her to test them.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small container (as for medicines) made usually of glass or plastic
Medical Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
called also phial
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