LOZENGE

Pronunciation (US):

• LOZENGE (noun)
  The noun LOZENGE has 2 senses:

1. a small aromatic or medicated candy
2. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

  Familiarity information: LOZENGE used as a noun is rare.

• LOZENGE (noun)

Meaning:

A small aromatic or medicated candy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("lozenge" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lozenge"):

cachou (a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco))

cough drop; pastil; pastille; troche (a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat)

Meaning:

A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lozenge; pill; tablet; tab

Hypernyms ("lozenge" is a kind of...):

dose (a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lozenge"):

bolus (a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine)

capsule (a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside)

dragee (pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy)

sleeping capsule; sleeping draught; sleeping pill; sleeping tablet (a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule))

vitamin pill (a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement)