LOZENGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does lozenge mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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)
