phial
pronunciation
How to pronounce phial in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪəl]
How to pronounce phial in American English:
US [ˈfaɪəl]
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- Noun:
- a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Word Origin
- phial (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French fiole "flask, phial" (12c.), probably from Medieval Latin phiola, from Latin phiala, from Greek phiale "broad, flat drinking vessel," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Then he thought it was time to make the last trial , and he put the phial to the purple lips of faria , and without having occasion to force open his jaws , which had remained extended , he poured the whole of the liquid down his throat .