'Phial' definitions:

Definition of 'phial'

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noun
A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule]

Definition of 'Phial'

From: GCIDE
  • Phial \Phi"al\ (f[imac]"al), n. [F. fiole, L. phiala a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl, Gr. fia`lh. cf. Vial.] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; a vial. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Phial'

From: GCIDE
  • Phial \Phi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phialed; p. pr. & vb. n. Phialing.] To put or keep in, or as in, a phial. [1913 Webster]
  • Its phial'd wrath may fate exhaust. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'phial'

From: GCIDE
  • Vial \Vi"al\ (v[imac]"al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See Phial.] A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also phial.] [1913 Webster]
  • Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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