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Where does “cryovial” come from?

cryovial (English) comes from English vial, from Middle English viole, from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

cryovial (English): Any vial designed to store materials at very low...

Definitions

  1. Any vial designed to store materials at very low...

Ancestry of “cryovial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvialA glass vessel or bottle, especially a small...
2Middle EnglishvioleAlternative form of fiole
3Old Frenchfiolevial, phial
4Late Latinfiolavial, phial
5Latinphialasaucer; a censer, thurible
6Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
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