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Lozenge

A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil.

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Bolus 76% connected

A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

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Cachou 76% connected

A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath.

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Capsule 76% connected

a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily,…

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Pastil 76% connected

Alt. of Pastille

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Pastille 76% connected

A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room.

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Troche 76% connected

A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.

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Candy 76% connected

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

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Confect 76% connected

To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

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Dose 76% connected

The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.

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Pill 92% connected

The peel or skin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tab 92% connected

The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tablet 92% connected

A small table or flat surface.

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