: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
Examples of vial in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe medication will come in single or double vial kits that can be used at home.—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024 The men dramatically toss the glass vials to the ground, clearly planning to kill them all, but NCIS got there first and swapped the virus with Swashbuckler Smokehouse chicken soup.—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vial
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial
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