vial

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪəl/, /ˈvaɪl/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈvɑj(ə)l/ Homophone: vile (one GA pronunciation) Rhymes: -aɪəl, (one GA pronunciation) -aɪl Hyphenation: vi‧al === Noun === vial (plural vials) A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. Synonym: phial ==== Hyponyms ==== ampoule vacutainer ==== Coordinate terms ==== test tube ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vial (third-person singular simple present vials, present participle (US) vialing or (UK) vialling, simple past and past participle (US) vialed or (UK) vialled) (transitive) To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a vial (noun sense). Synonym: phial === References === === Further reading === vial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “vial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === LAIV, VALI, Vail, Vali, Vila, vail, vali, vila == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [biˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈal] === Etymology 1 === From Latin viālis. ==== Noun ==== vial m (plural vials) lane, avenue === Etymology 2 === From English vial. ==== Noun ==== vial m (plural vials) (medicine) vial === Further reading === “vial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vial”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvjal/ === Noun === vial m (plural viaj) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === From vía + -al. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbjal/ [ˈbjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vial ==== Adjective ==== vial m or f (masculine and feminine plural viales) (relational) road, highway ==== Noun ==== vial m (plural viales) avenue === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English vial. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbajal/ [ˈba.jal] Rhymes: -ajal ==== Noun ==== vial m (plural viales) vial === Further reading === “vial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025