Synonyms for vial


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vahy-uh l, vahyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ əl, vaɪl


Définition of vial

Origin :
  • c.1300, variant of fyole (see phial).
  • noun container
Example sentences :
  • And he showed the vial, which he had brought down in his enthusiasm.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Almost everyone has tried to dissolve some substance in water in a vial.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • It was something formidable and swift, like the sudden smashing of a vial of wrath.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • I barely tasted the pellet, and replaced it carefully in the vial.
  • Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
  • I ran back and reached the vial, tugged at its huge stopper.
  • Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
  • You must uncork that vial and fling the contents into his face.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • Then one of the students took a vial of chloroform from his pocket.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • It was too late, the one vial was empty, and the professor's body lay lifeless.
  • Extract from : « Advanced Chemistry » by Jack G. Huekels
  • But on the head of his betrothed he poured out the vial of his wrath.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • He corked the vial, replaced it in his pocket and opened a window.
  • Extract from : « Monte-Cristo's Daughter » by Edmund Flagg

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