vial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

vi·al /ˈvaɪəl/ (also phial British English) noun [countable] formal

TDa very small bottle used for medicine, perfume etc 〔装药物、香水等的〕小瓶

Examples from the Corpus

vial• It took 35 vials of anti-venom to save his life.• In the end it took 52 vials before the reaction stopped, but we saved the guy s arm.• a vial of pure cinnamon oil• They will mate in vials and breed in a couple of weeks.• The longer they stayed in the vial, the hotter they became.• Of course, she knew the minute the vial was opened because the aroma was very strong.• In his rear-view mirror Jed saw the vial being passed round.• Which I believe makes it that much more powerful than showing the vial and whatever.• Each is paid $ 40 to give an hourlong interview and donate two vials of blood.Origin vial (1300-1400) phial

vi·al nounChineseSyllable

small medicine, bottle very a etc perfume used Corpus for

vial
vi‧al /ˈvaɪəl/