English edit

Etymology edit

micro- +‎ vial

Noun edit

microvial (plural microvials)

  1. A tiny vial.
    • 2016 February 18, “A New Fishfly Species (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Neohermes Banks) Discovered from North America by a Systematic Revision, with Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Implications”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Following examination genitalia were stored in fresh glycerin in a microvial pinned below the specimen.