Plural of vial
regular plural
The plural of vial is vials.
Forms of vial
| Singular | vial /ˈvaɪəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | vials |
| Countable | countable |
Vials in a sentence
- Thereʼs another man near him, pipetting something into a series of small glass vials.2016, N. K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate, Orbit, page 95. From the entry pipette
- Beads can be purchased prestrung on lengths of thread or loose in vials or plastic bags.2001, Claire B. Shaeffer, Couture Sewing Techniques, page 206. From the entry prestrung
- Nine of the vials were in Ramses condoms, but one was in a Trojan.1997, Tim Powers, Faultlines, Doubleday Books, →ISBN, page 261. From the entry sexorcism
- We layered amaros and ports in medicine vials.2023 September 21, Stephen Haines, “W Stands for W”, in The Paris Review, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023. From the entry amaro
- Spiked samples were mixed gently but thoroughly, aliquoted into 20 ml glass scintillation vials and placed into the photosynthetron.2015 July 15, “Interacting Effects of Light and Iron Availability on the Coupling of Photosynthetic Electron Transport and CO 2…. From the entry photosynthetron
Meaning of vial
- noun A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- verb To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a vial (noun sense).
Questions about the plural of vial
- What is the plural of vial?
- The plural of vial is vials.
- Is vial countable?
- Vial is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vial (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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