glass vial

Tiny transparent container

A glass vial is a small container made of glass, typically cylindrical with a narrow opening, used for storing liquids, powders, or small specimens.

Vials appear in laboratories, pharmacies, and medical settings: The nurse drew blood into a glass vial.

They often have rubber stoppers or screw caps and may contain medications, samples, or reagents.

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material composition

glass vialceramic jar

Fired clay container

wooden box · tin

scale/size

glass vialbarrel

Hooped cylindrical vessel

tank · vat · cistern · drum · carboy

container form and function

glass vialbeaker

Laboratory measuring container

mixing bowl · flask · graduated cylinder · petri dish · crucible

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G