vial n 1: a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {vial}, {ampule}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]
Vial \Vi"al\ (v[imac]"al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See {Phial}.] A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also {phial}.] [1913 Webster] Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.] To put in a vial or vials. "Precious vialed liquors." --Milton. [1913 Webster]