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noun
A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: flasklet, vial
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a phial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: vial
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bottle
History
The noun is derived partly: * from Middle English fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms], from Middle French fiole, phiole [and other forms], and Old French fiole (modern French fiole), from Late Latin fiola, phiola, from Latin phiala (“broad, flat, shallow bowl or cup”), from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “round and shallow bowl, pan, or saucer”), probably from Pre-Greek; and * directly from Latin phiala (see above). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of vial. Cognates * Catalan fiola * French fiole * Italian fiala * Old Occitan fiola (Occitan fiòla)
