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vials

vials is the plural of vial.

vials is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vial.

Meaning of vial

Noun

vial (plural vials)

  1. A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
    • Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Proper noun capitalized: Vials

Vials

  1. (plural) plural of Vial

Phrases with vials

Questions about vials

What is vials the plural of?
Vials is the plural of vial.
What part of speech is vials?
Vials is a proper noun.

Words near vials in the dictionary

  1. vialled
  2. vialling
  3. Vialls
  4. Vialpando
  5. Vialpandos
  6. vials
  7. vialsful
  8. viamently
  9. viameter
  10. viameters
  11. Vian

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