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troche

[ troh-kee ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.


troche

/ ³Ù°ùəʊʃ /

noun

  1. med another name for lozenge
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of troche1

1590–1600; back formation from troches, earlier tro ( s ) chies, late Middle English trocis (taken as plural) < Middle French trocisse < Latin trochiscus < Greek ³Ù°ù´Ç³¦³óí²õ°ì´Ç²õ, equivalent to troch ( ó²õ ) wheel (akin to ³Ù°ù鳦³ó±ð¾±²Ô to run) + -iskos diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of troche1

C16: from French trochisque , from Late Latin trochiscus , from Greek trokhiskos little wheel, from trokhos wheel
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After undergoing infusions at a clinic, he said, he transitioned during the pandemic to taking small lozenges called troches at home.

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Conte said that players could use small amounts of fast-acting testosterone — so-called micro dosing — applied through injections, creams, gels or even troches, dissolvable lozenges.

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Tab′loid, a small tablet containing a certain definite portion of some drug, a troche or lozenge.

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The critics of the last century have disputed whether or not this has been misspelled in the original, and should read "trochies" or "troches."

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And she offered a beautiful little bonbonnière, saying, "Try these French paste troches, they are delicious."

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