vial

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.

noun

  1. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

verb

  1. (transitive) To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a vial (noun sense).

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