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Definition of phial in English: phialnoun ˈfʌɪəlˈfaɪ(ə)l A small cylindrical glass bottle, typically used for medical samples or for potions or medicines. Example sentencesExamples - We have produced a great deal of smallpox vaccine and are in the process of purchasing over two million phials of vaccine.
- Today, even if the original forensic sample is no longer viable for DNA analysis, the glass phial it's been in for decades may offer up enough material.
- There was an assortment of pill bottles, boxes of syringes, phials of various medicines, and many boxes of gloves.
- He reaches into his travel bag and pulls out several phials of brightly coloured pills and powders.
- The phial contained a second sample of urine from the horse which would have enabled dope testers to determine whether Ireland retained its only gold medal of the games.
Origin Middle English: from Old French fiole, via Latin from Greek phialē, denoting a broad flat container. Compare with vial. The word phial is from Old French fiole, via Latin from Greek phialē which described a broad flat container, rather than our small, cylindrical container. Vial is simply a re-spelling of the same word.
Rhymes denial, dial, espial, Lyall, mistrial, myall, Niall, trial, vial, viol Definition of phial in US English: phialnounˈfī(ə)lˈfaɪ(ə)l another term for vial Example sentencesExamples - Today, even if the original forensic sample is no longer viable for DNA analysis, the glass phial it's been in for decades may offer up enough material.
- He reaches into his travel bag and pulls out several phials of brightly coloured pills and powders.
- We have produced a great deal of smallpox vaccine and are in the process of purchasing over two million phials of vaccine.
- The phial contained a second sample of urine from the horse which would have enabled dope testers to determine whether Ireland retained its only gold medal of the games.
- There was an assortment of pill bottles, boxes of syringes, phials of various medicines, and many boxes of gloves.
Origin Middle English: from Old French fiole, via Latin from Greek phialē, denoting a broad flat container. Compare with vial. |