: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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According to Medoza, Peters also implied that the vial of medication, which is not approved by the FDA, also included a blend of drugs, including methamphetamine.—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 Subscribers receive an 8-ml vial each month (about a month’s supply), delivered to their door.—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 In other words, one vial of what’s supposedly the same substance would not necessarily be the same as the next, even if it were made by the same producer.—Flynn McGuire, The Conversation, 7 May 2026 Glimpse the vials stowed beside the eggs in the fridge.—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vial
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Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial