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Players will have to charge up the blade and the five vials available in Sword Mode and then unleash the power in the Axe Form along with the Super Amped Element Discharge.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Nearly 800 people in 20 states were diagnosed with a fungal infection in 2012 after receiving injections from contaminated vials of medicine manufactured by the NECC, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts has said.
—Sabrina Souza, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
The team thinks the vial could have come from the Marḫaši, which, according to Mesopotamian texts, was a powerful civilization that occupied what’s now eastern Iran.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
When mercury is present in vaccines, it is found in thimerosal, a preservative used in multi-dose vials to prevent bacteria and fungi growth.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
The introduction of potion vials coupled with immunity is a clear nod to Rossellini's character in Death Becomes Her.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2024
An investigation into the firefighter began when the Centerton Fire Chief noticed a 10 mg vial was missing from the narcotics safe, Centerton police said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
As the room collectively exhaled, a nurse reached back through the crowd with a vial of blood drawn from the fetus and handed it to MacKenzie.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
Researchers say that a small vial of deep red paste found in Iran’s Jiroft region is likely an ancient tube of lipstick.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small container (as for medicines) made usually of glass or plastic
Medical Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
called also phial
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