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Free sign upThe phrase "a vial of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small container, typically cylindrical, used for holding liquids, often in a scientific or medical context.
Example: "The scientist carefully measured out a vial of the chemical solution for the experiment."
Alternatives: "a bottle of" or "a container of".
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A vial of the MIT students' biodiesel.
Lara passed him a vial of vetiver.
A vial of bacteria capable of computation?
A worker mixes a vial of cells.
Montoya waves a dagger and a vial of poison.
Lafayette offers him a vial of V instead.
Then one was dropped in a vial of horse antiserum.
The investigation began with a vial of blue-green liquid.
When Diana died, a crack appeared in a vial of grief, and released a salt ocean.
One of the officers patted down the petitioner, and discovered a vial of liquid.
The police recovered a vial of the drug from the site of the shooting.
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