: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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There are also two slots for inserting optional vials of glow-in-the-dark tritium, to help find the multitool at night.—Ben Coxworth
july 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2025 Lilly sells vials of Zepbound to consumers through its online sales portal, LillyDirect.—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 7 July 2025 Some of the evidence found includes everyday objects believed to have belonged to Earhart: a woman’s shoe, a compact case, a medicine vial and a bottle of freckle concealer.—Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 July 2025 Vaccines can become accidentally contaminated, as may occur with multiple needle punctures with multi-dose vials.—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 22 June 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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