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Meaning of VIAL

Pronunciation:  'vIul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
 
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 Synonyms: ampoule, ampul, ampule, phial
 
 See Also: bottle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Vi"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}.]
          Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this
          distilled liquor thou off.               --Shak.
    
  2. \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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