phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule
(noun) a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phial (plural phials)
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines.
• vial
• test tube
phial (third-person singular simple present phials, present participle (US) phialing or phialling, simple past and past participle (US) phialed or phialled)
(transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.
• Phila.
Source: Wiktionary
Phi"al, n. Etym: [F. fiole, L. phiala a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl, Gr. Vial.]
Definition: A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; a vial.
Phi"al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phialed; p. pr. & vb. n. Phialing.]
Definition: To put or keep in, or as in, a phial. Its phial'd wrath may fate exhaust. Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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