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. See lozenge
   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

It is idle and unprofitable to dwell further upon the end of Francesco Troche.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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