phial

[ fahy-uhl ]

noun

1. vial.

phial

/ ˈfaɪəl /

noun

1. a small bottle for liquids; vial

Other Words From

• phi·al·ine [fahy, -, uh, -lin, -lahyn], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phial¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin phiala saucer < Greek phiálē; replacing Middle English phiole, fiole < Middle French fiole < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of phial¹

C14: from Old French fiole, from Latin phiola saucer, from Greek phialē wide shallow vessel

Example Sentences

The companies confirmed they are out of stock of certain quantities of the treatment, which comes in different-sized ampules or phials.

From BBC

I sought the key of the side-door in the kitchen; I sought, too, a phial of oil and a feather; I oiled the key and the lock.

From Literature

But its description of production and domestic demand as "in harmony" for "this stage" suggests a reluctance to promote the vaccination campaign too hard, until more phials are rolling down factory conveyer belts.

From BBC

Recently, however, Banville told the New York Times that he shut Black “in a room with a pistol, a phial of sleeping pills and a bottle of Scotch, and that was the end of him.”

From Los Angeles Times

So I shut him in a room with a pistol, a phial of sleeping pills and a bottle of Scotch, and that was the end of him.

From New York Times

Related Words

• beaker
• canteen
• carafe
• chalice
• decanter
• jug
• urn
• vial