Vial: Definition with Vial Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).

Exact synonyms: Ampoule, Ampul, Ampule, Phial
Generic synonyms: Bottle

1. n. A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine.

2. v. t. To put in a vial or vials.

3. n. A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine.

4. v. t. To put in a vial or vials.

1. Noun. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle used to store medicine or perfume. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. to put in a vial (a small container for liquids) [v VIALED, VIALING, VIALS or VIALLED, VIALLING, VIALS]

1. A small bottle. Origin: Gr. Phial This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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