vial

[ vahy-uh l, vahyl ]
/ ˈvaɪ əl, vaɪl /

noun

Also phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.

verb (used with object), vi·aled, vi·al·ing or (especially British) vi·alled, vi·al·ling.

to put into or keep in a vial.

Idioms for vial

    pour out vials of wrath, to wreak vengeance or express anger: In her preface she pours out vials of wrath on her detractors.

Origin of vial

1300–50; Middle English viole, variant of fiole phial

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vial

vial vile viol

Words nearby vial

via media, viability, viable, viaduct, viagra, vial, viand, viangchan, viareggio, viatical, viatical settlement

Example sentences from the Web for vialed

  • Little pseudo-scorpions were very abundant, and I could have vialed hundreds.

    Jungle Peace |William Beebe

British Dictionary definitions for vialed

vial
/ (ˈvaɪəl, vaɪl) /

noun

a less common variant of phial

Word Origin for vial

C14: fiole, from Old French, from Old Provençal fiola, from Latin phiala, from Greek phialē; see phial