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Synonyms for phial

Most common

bottle flask vial ampoule flasklet

All synonyms

Noun

1. Vial

vial, bottle, flask, ampoule, ampul US, ampule US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.

Forms

Plural
phials → vials, bottles, flasks, ampoules…

Example sentences

  • bottle Tom accidentally knocked over the bottle of water.
  • flask Tom took a drink and then handed his flask to Mary.
  • vial Add the contents of the vial to 200 milliliters of water.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
phialrising
bottlerising
flaskfalling
vialrising
ampoulefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
vial2
5 letters
flask1, ampul
6 letters
bottle2, ampule
7 letters
ampoule
8 letters
flasklet

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vial2 = 2 syllables).