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vial

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vi·al  (vl, vl)
n.
A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids.
tr.v. vi·aled or vi·alled, vi·al·ing or vi·al·ling, vi·als
To put or keep in or as if in a vial.

[Middle English viole, variant of fiol; see phial.]

vial
Noun
same as phial [Greek phialē a bowl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vialvial - a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
Translations
Spanish vial [ˈvaɪəl] nfrasco pequeño
French vial [ˈvaɪəl] nfiole f
German vial [ˈvaɪəl] nFläschchen nt
Italian vial [ˈvaɪəl] nfiala

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His story was this: He had been originally nurtured among the crazy society of Neskyeuna Shakers, where he had been a great prophet; in their cracked, secret meetings having several times descended from heaven by the way of a trap-door, announcing the speedy opening of the seventh vial, which he carried in his vest-pocket; but, which, instead of containing gunpowder, was supposed to be charged with laudanum.
For at production of the vial all gaiety suddenly departs from Porthos and he looks the other way, but if I say I have forgotten to have the vial refilled he skips joyfully, yet thinks he still has a right to a chocolate, and when I remarked disparagingly on this to David he looked so shy that there was revealed to me a picture of a certain lady treating him for youthful maladies.
He watched this drop of oil with a fast-beating heart, and feeling in his pocket brought out a tiny vial of crystal, which he held secreted in his hand.
 
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