: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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Initially, Jacquelyn took Reed to a nearby emergency room, where she was treated with 30 vials of antivenom.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025 The idea of purple was inspired by the vial of potion, the youth serum.—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 May 2025 Holt, the investigator, wrote that lot numbers from the four vials of midazolam matched missing vials from the Station 4 narcotics box.—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 Get a travel version of your favorite scent: Find a smaller vial of your go-to scent, or a refillable pump that the brand might sell.—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for vial
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Etymology
Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial
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