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

She always carries a pack of lozenges during the winter.
Not Candy
'Lozenge' usually contains medicine, not to be mistaken for regular sweet candy.

He mistakenly thought the cough lozenges were candy and ate too many.
Oral Dissolution
A lozenge is meant to dissolve in the mouth, not chewed or swallowed whole.

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