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

/ trəʊʃ /

noun

1. med another name for lozenge

Word 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 trochískos, equivalent to troch ( ós ) wheel (akin to tréchein to run) + -iskos diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of troche¹

C16: from French trochisque , from Late Latin trochiscus , from Greek trokhiskos little wheel, from trokhos wheel

Example Sentences

After undergoing infusions at a clinic, he said, he transitioned during the pandemic to taking small lozenges called troches at home.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• capsule
• dose
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