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vial

/ˈvaɪəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
vi-al
IPA
/ˈvaɪəl/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

verb

To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a vial (noun sense).

Transitive verb

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English vial, viole, a variant of fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms]: see further at phial. Doublet of phiale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈvaɪəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

vials (plural) vials (present, singular) vialing (US, participle) vialling (UK, participle) vialed (US, participle) vialed (US, past) vialled (UK, participle) vialled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

cryovial microvial vialful

Phrases

Bologna vial scintillation vial

Frequently Paired Words

jug vase test tube

Synonyms

phial beaker burette cruet flask jar test tube ampule ampul ampoule

Homonyms

vile (one GA pronunciation) viol

Antonyms

ampoule vacutainer

Rhymes With

trial denial dial pretrial retrial mistrial lisle lyall rial redial viall belisle

Questions

How do you pronounce vial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪəl/.
What does vial mean?
A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
Where does vial come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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