: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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Buyers who go for this option can choose between glowing plastic tubes that need to be recharged by exposure to bright light, or vials of slightly radioactive(!) tritium, which doesn't require charging.—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2025 The huffing of the vial of ether — was that always in the scene?—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025 Participants receive four single-dose vials per month.—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025 What To Know In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, by the account American AF, Kennedy can be seen on an airplane adding blue liquid from a vial into his water.—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vial
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Etymology
Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial
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