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Examples of phial in a Sentence
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The room is strewn with glittering retorts, cylinders, phials.
—Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
The tubes, flasks, phials, and bottles containing the pigments are stored in floor-to-ceiling glass cabinets.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin phiala, from Greek phialē
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of phial was
in the 14th century
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“Phial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phial. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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