Vial Meaning
/ˈvaɪəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small bottle, typically used for holding liquid medicines.
nounA glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
Sentence Examples
Tom pulled out a vial of LSD.
Add the contents of the vial to 200 milliliters of water.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist poured the liquid into a small glass ____ for testing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The nurse prepared a ____ of medicine for injection.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English vial, viole, a variant of fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms]: see further at phial. Doublet of phiale.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off."
— c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
"And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 16:3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist poured the liquid into a small glass ____ for testing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The nurse prepared a ____ of medicine for injection.