Lozenge

usgb/ˈlɑːzɪndʒ/
noun

A small piece of sweet, medicinal tablet you swallow or dissolve in your mouth.

Take a lozenge if your throat is sore.
Visual representation of "lozenge" - A small piece of sweet, medicinal tablet you swallow or dissolve in your mouth

Often appears as...

  • sore throat lozenge
  • cough lozenge
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Medicinal Context

Use 'lozenge' when referring to small, medicinal sweets that help relieve throat discomfort.

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She always carries a pack of lozenges during the winter.
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Not Candy

'Lozenge' usually contains medicine, not to be mistaken for regular sweet candy.

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He mistakenly thought the cough lozenges were candy and ate too many.
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Oral Dissolution

A lozenge is meant to dissolve in the mouth, not chewed or swallowed whole.

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Dissolve the lozenge slowly in your mouth for sore throat relief.
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