phialphi‧al /ˈfaɪəl/ noun [countable] 
Examples
a small bottle, especially for liquid medicines SYN vialphial of
a phial of morphine
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A pack of 10 phials costs £19.95 and is available by mail order from Foltene,.
- Clutching the phial of thallium in his pocket he got back into the car.
- I looked at each phial of heart stimulant in turn, the files, the needles in their sterile jar.
- Many general practitioners will know the unpleasant effect that a broken phial of dextrose has on the inside of a medical bag.
- The door irised open and he reached inside, drawing out the tiny phial before the door closed up again.
- The drugs, most of which are contained in glass phials, will kill if taken, said police.
- The miracle has been performed by the Archbishop of Naples since 1389 when the phial mysteriously first appeared.
- Then they pulled out tiny glass phials of white crystal.
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a small bottle, especially for liquid medicines SYN vialphial of a phial of morphine