vial en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈvɑj(ə)l/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈvaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvaɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
scintillation vial · cryovial · microvial · Bologna vial · vialful
Hyponyms
ampoule · vessel · container · vacutainer
Relateds
Synonyms
beaker · flask · phial · burette · phial · test tube · cruet · jar
Translations (66)
mr शिशी (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ca fiola (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · io fialo (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · mk ши́шенце (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · fa-ira وِیال (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · sk liekovka (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · fr fiole (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · cs lahvička (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · la fiola (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · vi lọ (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ja 小瓶 (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · aii ܩܵܪܘܼܪܵܐ (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ka ბოთლი (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ja バイアル (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · vi lọ nhỏ (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · bg флако́н (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · es frasco (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ko 약병 (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ru буты́лочка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ro fiolă (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · es vial (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · mr शीशी (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · el αμπούλα (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · pt frasco (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · sw chupa (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · eo boteleto (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · da hætteglas (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · pl fiolka (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · fi näytepullo (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ru скля́нка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · cy ffiol (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · nl medcijnfles (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · be бутэ́лечка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ko 유리병 (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ur شِیشی (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · sl fiola (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ru флако́н (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · uk пля́шечка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · eo fiolo (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · et viaal (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · tr viyal (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · be флако́н (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · hu üvegcse (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · sk fľaštička (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ka ფლაკონი (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · tl redoma (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · hy սրվակ (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · uk флако́н (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · it fiala (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ja 薬瓶 (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · be пля́шачка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · cs fióla (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ko 바이알 (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · bg шише́нце (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · fi lääkepullo (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · be ду́тка (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ka შუშა (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · de Phiole (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ga fial (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · nl fiool (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · fi pikkupullo (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · hi शीशी (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · enm fiole (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · hu fiola (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ar أُنبوب (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) · ru пузырёк (small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical)