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Today a herpetologist can identify each frog, toad and salamander in a creek by sifting through snippets of DNA in the merest vial of water.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
These products may come in versions that differ from the brand-name companies, such as vials of powder that must be dissolved in liquid, or as tablets or nasal sprays.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
At most of these establishments the particulars were largely the same: sheets, blankets, and furniture piled atop mattresses in a tinder heap; apothecary vials left behind at the scene; guestbook listings indicating that a young man with a generic name had checked into the room.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
And, hold on — was that a teeny-tiny vial of tooth serum?
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
These products may come in versions that differ from the brand-name companies, such as vials of powder that must be dissolved in liquid, or as tablets or nasal sprays.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
At most of these establishments the particulars were largely the same: sheets, blankets, and furniture piled atop mattresses in a tinder heap; apothecary vials left behind at the scene; guestbook listings indicating that a young man with a generic name had checked into the room.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
And, hold on — was that a teeny-tiny vial of tooth serum?
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l 
: a small container (as for medicines) made usually of glass or plastic
Medical Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
called also phial
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