phial

English

Alternative forms

• vial

Etymology

Old French fiole, from Latin phiala (“a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl”), from Ancient Greek φιάλη. Confer vial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəl

Noun

phial (plural phials)

1. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines.

Synonyms

• vial, test tube

Translations

glass vessel

French: fiole (fr) f. Hindi: शीशी (shīshī) f. Ido: fialo (io)

Marathi: शिशी (shishī), शीशी (shīshī) Romanian: eprubetă (ro) f., recipient (ro) n.

Verb

phial (third-person singular simple present phials, present participle phialing, simple past and past participle phialed)

1. (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.

References

• phial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913