vial

noun

vi·al ˈvī(-ə)l

: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Pfizer said its inventory of the single-dose vial was back to normal as of the end of July and is fulfilling all of its orders, spokeswoman Sharon Castillo said.

Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 The drug has become notorious for its price increase of almost 97,000%, from $40 a vial in 2000 to approximately $39,000 today.

Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 In reality, Dahmer confessed to taking a small vial onto the facility's roof and tasting it before spitting it out on the rooftop.

Theara Coleman, The Week, 3 Oct. 2022 After a shortage of the Jynneos vaccines this summer, availability across the nation has dramatically increased, stretched even further by a new method to administer the shots that requires only a fraction of a full vial.

Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022 The government last week moved to stretch the supply by giving people one-fifth the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue.

Mike Stobbe, ajc, 18 Aug. 2022 The monkeypox vaccine can now be given to high-risk adults in a way that will allow health care providers to get five doses out of a standard one-dose vial.

Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 The spoons brought me joy in a way that a vial filled with pink sand from some tropical beach never did.

New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Substances found inside a glass vial and a baggie both tested positive for meth, an affidavit said.

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