Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

vial

[vahy-uhl, vahyl] / ˈvaɪ əl, vaɪl /
NOUN
container
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“We’ve worked cases where the vial is just tap water and mold and nothing more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But every vial of insulin or GLP-1 medication on a pharmacist’s shelf is the product of decades of clinical trials and safety testing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

So Reavie deputized a friend of a friend in D.C. to dip a vial into the green water and ship it to him overnight.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

It was powerful enough to cause a "very tiny kettle" in a vial to boil off a small amount of water rapidly, says Han.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The Gran pulled a vial of something green and murky-looking from her cape.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

He takes vials from his refrigerator of GHK-Cu, which he tells AFP will give him "beautiful skin", and Retatrutide, which will help him "feel less hungry".

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

This can include damage in transport, passing the expiration date, and unused doses from multi-dose vials, but a major factor are failures in the cold chain.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

At facilities in Clifton, N.J., a laboratory table that normally sits empty is stacked six vials high with hundreds of feces samples, and scientists and technicians are working overtime to manage the brown onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ozempic and Wegovy had been first to market and sold via injector pens, but Lilly had just launched a cheaper way to distribute tirzepatide, its GLP-1 for weight loss branded as Zepbound — in vials.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Tables displayed empty vials and bottles awaiting elixirs.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

When the demand for vaccines became an outcry, though, the agency found the money to pay for five million more doses to be vialed.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

But by the time the health agency ordered 500,000 doses worth to be vialed on June 10, other countries with outbreaks had submitted their own orders and the earliest delivery date was October.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

My vialed water samples are sitting in a tube rack.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Little pseudo-scorpions were very abundant, and I could have vialed hundreds.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

In fact, his ingenuous enthusiasm for this vialled virility seems for the moment to have swept him off his feet.

From Time Magazine Archive




Vocabulary lists containing vial


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com