phial

🇬🇧 UK/'faiәl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A small, narrow glass bottle used to hold liquid medicines or chemicals.

小药瓶,管形瓶

v.

To store or keep a liquid in a small glass bottle.

将(液体)装入小瓶中

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
phialother
=phial

Common Collocations

  • 1.glass phial玻璃小瓶
  • 2.small phial小药瓶
  • 3.[phial of poison]毒药瓶
  • 4.[phial of medicine]药液瓶

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The alchemist carefully uncorked a small phial of glowing liquid.

  • 2.

    The nurse drew the medicine into a phial before administering the injection.

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