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vial / bottle

English translation: a vial/ready to drink vial

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English term or phrase:vial / bottle
Selected answer:a vial/ready to drink vial
Entered by: Anna Maria Augustine (X)

11:39 Feb 26, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Nutrition / Types of packaging
English term or phrase: vial / bottle
Here a similar question on the subject:

Pls. see this image:
http://www.ch-alpha.us/faq.php

Is this a vial, or a bottle, a mini-bottle, a ready-to-drink vial/bottle?

Thank you very much,
MMUlr
MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 18:01
a vial/ready to drink vial
Explanation:
It is too small for a bottle.

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-02-26 12:00:42 GMT)
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Try the encyclopedia. You also have phial or ampoule:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vial
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 18:01
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Anna Maria.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6a vial/ready to drink vial
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
3 +6none of the above
Jack Doughty
4 +1Vial
Giovanella (X)
4 +1vial
sergey (X)


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
none of the above


Explanation:
To me, it doesn't look like any of those things. I would call it a tube (perhaps specifying it in some way as a glass tube or a rigid plastic tube).

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
0 min
  -> Thank you.
agree  Dave Calderhead
1 min
  -> Thank you.
agree  Isodynamia
5 mins
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agree  Morad Safe (X): honest of you.
41 mins
  -> Thank you, but from other comments on this page and the use of "vial" on the firm's page, I am coming to think that vial is acceptable, though personally I would still call it a tube.
agree  Tania Marques-Cardoso
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
a vial/ready to drink vial


Explanation:
It is too small for a bottle.

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-02-26 12:00:42 GMT)
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Try the encyclopedia. You also have phial or ampoule:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vial

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Anna Maria.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: vial - it's the wrong shape for a bottle (no neck); "vial" used a lot for this type of substance
20 mins
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agree  Michael Barnett: Vial is clearly the correct answer, given the function and the context, even though it may be shaped like a "tube".
6 hrs
agree  jccantrell: Depends on the size, in my opinion. Not a bottle, but they only give '10g' as the measure. it might be 10 g of the solid in 10 l of liquid. But from the size, I would go with vial.
7 hrs
agree  Rebecca Barath
13 hrs
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
1 day 6 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Vial


Explanation:
Based on the following definitions, it is definately not a bottle. It seems to me the difference between a tube and a vial is its size. I would call it a vial unless it is fairly large in size.

Tube = A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.

Vial = A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids

Bottle = A receptacle having a narrow neck, usually no handles, and a mouth that can be plugged, corked, or capped



    Reference: http://www.dictionary.com
Giovanella (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vial


Explanation:
if you do 'ctrl+F' for 'vial' on same very page you'll find:

How long should I take CH-Alpha?
Drink one vial of CH-Alpha daily. Study results show positive effects after 60 to 90 days.

http://www.ch-alpha.us/faq.php

sergey (X)
Local time: 17:01

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
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