Phial
noun
A small container, often made of glass, for holding liquid.
The nurse filled a phial with medication for the patient.
Often appears as...
- phial of blood
- phial of medicine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A small container, often made of glass, for holding liquid.
The nurse filled a phial with medication for the patient.
Often appears as...
- phial of blood
- phial of medicine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Use
Phial is commonly used in medical or scientific settings to refer to small glass containers.
The scientist carefully labeled each phial containing the chemical samples.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Quantities
Phials are typically used to hold small quantities of liquids, not large volumes.
The perfume came in a tiny phial, just enough for a few applications.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Besides holding liquids, 'phial' can metaphorically imply containing something precious or potent.
His words were like a phial of hope in despairing times.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Use
Phial is commonly used in medical or scientific settings to refer to small glass containers.
The scientist carefully labeled each phial containing the chemical samples.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Quantities
Phials are typically used to hold small quantities of liquids, not large volumes.
The perfume came in a tiny phial, just enough for a few applications.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Besides holding liquids, 'phial' can metaphorically imply containing something precious or potent.
His words were like a phial of hope in despairing times.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Use
Phial is commonly used in medical or scientific settings to refer to small glass containers.
The scientist carefully labeled each phial containing the chemical samples.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Quantities
Phials are typically used to hold small quantities of liquids, not large volumes.
The perfume came in a tiny phial, just enough for a few applications.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Besides holding liquids, 'phial' can metaphorically imply containing something precious or potent.
His words were like a phial of hope in despairing times.
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Video examples
Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
in contrast to the smallpox vaccine, which was very stable, and a single dose protected you for life -- the polio vaccine is incredibly fragile. It deteriorates so quickly in the tropics that we've had to put this special vaccine monitor on every single vial so that it will change very quickly
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The age of genetic...
and saying to his graduate students, "Build me life but don't use any modern chemicals or instruments. Build me stuff that was here three billion years ago. You can't use lasers. You can't use this. You can't use that." He gave me a vial of what he's built about three weeks ago.
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An Accidental Case of...
julie helps us find and yinmin blue will be in the december issue of national geographic in a story about man-made pigments is it weird to be like you're photographing a literal color you know like yes it's a powder and yes it's a vial but what you're trying to show is
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Your body language...
sitting and here the low-power poses so you're folding up you're making yourself small this one is very low-power when you're touching your neck you're really kind of protecting yourself so this is what happens they come in they spit into a vial we
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Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
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Bone Up PIPE Jurassic CSI
just as importantly fight off deadly infection in the process alligators distant cousins to the dinosaur have an amazing ability to ward off disease and the secret lies in a super serum within their blood if you compare a vial of
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Tracking the journey of...
world or almost everyone in the world owns a mobile phone by having a driver instead of as a proxy instead of tracking each individual vaccine vial we can track the driver with this app by doing so we can record the position and
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The Magic Ingredient PIPE...
worldwide that's over 30 billion litres of beer from one tiny vial a great example of how they take the smallest ingredient and blow it up to make uh proportions
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CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
which puts the fear of death into you of course but this technician with a vial and a pipette went round each of us and he dripped onto these pieces of material
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From Ashes to Ink PIPE...
that's his ashes in a vial this is now going to be in my skin how much deeper can you really get
Video examples
Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
in contrast to the smallpox vaccine, which was very stable, and a single dose protected you for life -- the polio vaccine is incredibly fragile. It deteriorates so quickly in the tropics that we've had to put this special vaccine monitor on every single vial so that it will change very quickly
Video examples
The age of genetic...
and saying to his graduate students, "Build me life but don't use any modern chemicals or instruments. Build me stuff that was here three billion years ago. You can't use lasers. You can't use this. You can't use that." He gave me a vial of what he's built about three weeks ago.
Video examples
An Accidental Case of...
julie helps us find and yinmin blue will be in the december issue of national geographic in a story about man-made pigments is it weird to be like you're photographing a literal color you know like yes it's a powder and yes it's a vial but what you're trying to show is
Video examples
Your body language...
sitting and here the low-power poses so you're folding up you're making yourself small this one is very low-power when you're touching your neck you're really kind of protecting yourself so this is what happens they come in they spit into a vial we
Video examples
Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
Video examples
Bone Up PIPE Jurassic CSI
just as importantly fight off deadly infection in the process alligators distant cousins to the dinosaur have an amazing ability to ward off disease and the secret lies in a super serum within their blood if you compare a vial of
Video examples
Tracking the journey of...
world or almost everyone in the world owns a mobile phone by having a driver instead of as a proxy instead of tracking each individual vaccine vial we can track the driver with this app by doing so we can record the position and
Video examples
The Magic Ingredient PIPE...
worldwide that's over 30 billion litres of beer from one tiny vial a great example of how they take the smallest ingredient and blow it up to make uh proportions
Video examples
CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
which puts the fear of death into you of course but this technician with a vial and a pipette went round each of us and he dripped onto these pieces of material
Video examples
From Ashes to Ink PIPE...
that's his ashes in a vial this is now going to be in my skin how much deeper can you really get
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Anne Wojcicki
American Scientist
Why should I need a prescription to spit into a vial and get my DNA read? Why can't I get my own blood drawn without a doctor's permission? It's my blood.
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Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
Before Angelina Jolie became a humanitarian, she was best known for wearing a vial of blood around her neck and kissing her brother.
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Jeannie Mai
American Celebrity
There's a tiny vial of turmeric I like to add to my tea and my facial cleanser. It revitalizes and detoxifies - it does everything.
Quote examples
Anne Wojcicki
American Scientist
Why should I need a prescription to spit into a vial and get my DNA read? Why can't I get my own blood drawn without a doctor's permission? It's my blood.
Quote examples
Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
Before Angelina Jolie became a humanitarian, she was best known for wearing a vial of blood around her neck and kissing her brother.
Quote examples
Jeannie Mai
American Celebrity
There's a tiny vial of turmeric I like to add to my tea and my facial cleanser. It revitalizes and detoxifies - it does everything.
Example 1 of 3
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