Associations to the word «Phial»

Wiktionary

PHIAL, noun. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines.
PHIAL, verb. (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.

Dictionary definition

PHIAL, noun. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).

Wise words

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