Vial

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vial \Vi"al\ (v[imac]"al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See
     {Phial}.]
     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. [Written also {phial}.]
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           Take thou this vial, being then in bed,
           And this distilled liquor drink thou off. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.]
     To put in a vial or vials. "Precious vialed liquors."
     --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vial
       n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed
           sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial},
            {ampule}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]