Fiole (en. Flask)

/fjol/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Small container, often with a stopper, used to hold liquids.

The chemist poured the product into a vial.

Le chimiste a versé le produit dans une fiole.

Type of bottle used to contain biological samples.

She took a blood sample in a vial.

Elle a prélevé un échantillon de sang dans une fiole.

Elongated shaped vessel, often used for solutions in laboratories.

Glass vials are commonly used in biology.

Les fiole de verres sont couramment utilisées en biologie.

From the Latin 'fiola', a diminutive of 'fiole' meaning 'small vase' or 'small bottle'.

to put in a vial

To condition a liquid in a vial.

mettre en fiole

laboratory vial

A type of vial specifically used in laboratories.

fiole de laboratoire

test tube

Vial used for scientific experiments.

fiole à essai

bottle

Small container, often with a stopper, used to preserve liquids.

flacon

funnel

Cone-shaped utensil used to pour a liquid into a vial.

entonnoir

In slang, a vial can refer to a drug bottle.

He found a vial in the street.

Il a trouvé une fiole dans la rue.

In some contexts, 'vial' can refer to a small container containing perfume.

She took out her perfume vial before going out.

Elle a sorti sa fiole de parfum avant de sortir.