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This device is a high-tech centrifuge that simulates microgravity by spinning vials with samples around two axes, effectively confusing the cells inside as to their position in space.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Picture a cat inside a box, next to a vial of poison elaborately connected to a sample of radioactive material.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The victim, Cody McLaury, died hours after Sangha sold him four vials of ketamine in August 2019, according to the DOJ.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Police discovered cold-storage units stocked with suspicious vials and containers.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Picture a cat inside a box, next to a vial of poison elaborately connected to a sample of radioactive material.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The victim, Cody McLaury, died hours after Sangha sold him four vials of ketamine in August 2019, according to the DOJ.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Police discovered cold-storage units stocked with suspicious vials and containers.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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