: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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Instead of sending vials of blood to a lab, these devices can report results in less than 30 minutes.—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025 Prosecutors said Chavez, a former operator of a ketamine clinic, provided Plasencia with vials of liquid ketamine and ketamine lozenges that had been obtained by submitting a fraudulent prescription in the name of a patient without that patient’s knowledge or consent.—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025 In the month before his death, the doctors provided Perry with about 20 vials of ketamine and received some $55,000 in cash, according to federal prosecutors.—Katie Wall, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025 This Sephora Favorites Holiday Perfume Sampler Set features a plush pink storage bag stuffed with mini vials from Tom Ford, Prada, Jo Malone London, and tons more top-tier fragrance brands.—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vial
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Etymology
Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial
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