Vial

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvaɪəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪəl

Alternative forms

• phial

Origin

From Middle English viole, fiole, Old French fiole, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phialē, "a broad flat container"). See also phial.

Full definition of vial

Noun

1. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shapped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
• ShakespeareTake thou this vial, being then in bed,
  And this distilled liquor thou off.

Synonyms

• ampoule
• test tube
• vacutainer

Verb

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

Anagrams

• LAIV
• vail
• vila