phial
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈfaɪəl/
:
frasco
- She stored the chemical samples in a clear phial for testing in the lab.
Examples
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"I watched her glide toward me, a phial of green liquid held between her long, slim fingers.
Fiction book (1991) -
Looking around, she took off a round jar here, rejected a tin there, and grabbed a couple of phials.
Fiction book (1991) -
A phial of the blood of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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And that phial, do you know what it's said to contain?
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Well, it's a breakdown on that phial of liquid you picked up in Venice.
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When you twist this butterfly screw at the top, a phial of acid is crushed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Up there, the top altar, is a phial brought back by a Flemish knight from the Crusades in the Holy Land.
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She smiled as she placed the phial beneath his nose and crushed it.
Fiction book (1992) -
She used a thumbnail to pry a section of the slave collar loose, and a small phial dropped into her fingers.
Fiction book (1992) -
She bends, starts clearing up, putting the morphine phials back into the box.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
101
4.0
A small glass container that holds medicine or liquid for injection
6
1.6
A small plastic or glass container that holds pills
3
7.7
A small sealed glass container that holds liquid medicine for injection
A small bottle for collecting and keeping medical samples like urine
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Etymology
Phial is an old form of vial and comes from the Greek word phialē, which meant a small 'bowl'. Think of a little bowl turned into a tiny bottle for medicine or samples, which is why a phial is a small container for medicines or lab samples.