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phial
[ fahy-uhl ]
/ ˈfaɪ əl /
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noun
vial.
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Origin of phial
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin phiala saucer <Greek phiálē; replacing Middle English phiole, fiole<Middle French fiole<Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM phial
phi·al·ine [fahy-uh-lin, -lahyn], /ˈfaɪ ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn/, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH phial
file, phialWords nearby phial
pheromone, pheromones, phew, Ph. G., phi, phial, phiale, Phialophora, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Bete, Phichol
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British Dictionary definitions for phial
phial
/ (ˈfaɪəl) /
noun
a small bottle for liquids; vial
Word Origin for phial
C14: from Old French fiole, from Latin phiola saucer, from Greek phialē wide shallow vessel
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