vial
English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Português · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
vial¹
- /ˈvaɪəl/ UK
- /ˈvaɪl/ UK
- /ˈvɑj(ə)l/ British, Southern, Standard
Sounds like vile (one GA pronunciation) · Rhymes with -aɪəl, (one GA pronunciation) -aɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English vial, viole, a variant of fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms]: see further at phial. Doublet of phiale.
noun vials
-
A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off.
Similar: phial, beaker, burette, cruet, flask, jar, test tube
Opposite: ampoule, vacutainer
verb vials · vialing · vialling · vialed · vialled
-
To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a vial (noun sense).
Similar: phial
Vial²
proper noun Vials
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: phial, ampoule, ampule, ampul, bottle, jar, cup, flask, canister, tube, bulb, medicine, blister, road, container, capsule
noun
Opposite: ampoule, vacutainer
Translations
Every language
noun small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical
| Español | frasco, vial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유리병 yuribyeong, 약병 yakbyeong, 바이알 baial |
| 日本語 | 小瓶 kobin, 薬瓶 kusuribin, バイアル baiaru |
| हिन्दी | शीशी śīśī |
| Kiswahili | chupa |
| Português | frasco |
| Français | fiole |
| Deutsch | Phiole |
| Italiano | fiala |
| Ελληνικά | αμπούλα ampoúla |
| Română | fiolă |
| Русский | буты́лочка butýločka, пузырёк puzyrjók, флако́н flakón, скля́нка skljánka |
| Tiếng Việt | lọ, lọ nhỏ |
| العربية | أُنبوب |
Talk about this word "vial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vial "vial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vial.Cite this
@misc{vial_2026,
title = {vial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vial},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
