vial
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English viole, fiole, from Old French fiole, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “a broad flat container”). Doublet of phial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪəl/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪəl
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Noun
vial (plural vials)
- A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
- Shakespeare
- Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor thou off.
- Shakespeare
Synonyms
Translations
a phial
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Verb
vial (third-person singular simple present vials, present participle vialling or (US) vialing, simple past and past participle vialled or (US) vialed)
- (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.
References
- “vial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
vial m (plural viaj)
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
vial m or f (masculine and feminine plural viales)
Noun
vial m (plural viales)
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