pastille

  • 41pastille — pas·tille pas tē(ə)l also pas·til pas təl n LOZENGE * * * n. a medicinal preparation containing gelatine and glycerine, usually coated with sugar, that is dissolved in the mouth so that the medication is applied to the mouth or throat. * * *… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 42Pastille — Pas|tịl|le 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Pharm.〉 Kügelchen, Plätzchen, Pille (in der Arzneimittelherstellung) [Etym.: <lat. pastillus] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 43Pastille — Pastịlle [aus gleichbed. lat. pastillus] w; , n, in fachspr. Fügungen: Pastịllus m; , ...lli (meist Mehrz.): Arzneiplätzchen, Bez. für Pulver oder Pulvermischungen, die mit Flüssigkeiten (als Bindemittel) zu einem Teig verarbeitet, in… …

    Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 44pastille — pas|tille [pæˈsti:l] n especially BrE a small round sweet, sometimes containing medicine for a sore throat = ↑lozenge ▪ fruit pastilles …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45Pastille — Pas|til|le die; , n <aus lat. pastillus »Kügelchen aus Mehlteig«, Verkleinerungsform von panis »Brot«> Plättchen zum Lutschen, dem Heilmittel od. Geschmacksstoffe zugesetzt sind …

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  • 46pastille — pas|tille [ pæstl ] noun count a round piece of CANDY with a fruit flavor. Pastilles sometimes contain medicine for a sore throat …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47pastille — pas·tille || pæstɪːl n. lozenge, hard candy; cone of incense, cone of aromatic substances that is burned; pastel crayon …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 48pastille —    (pah STEEL, pah STEE) [French, from Spanish] A medicated or flavored lozenge; a small sugar candy. Also, a coneshaped compound of aromatic substances that can be burned to perfume the air …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 49pastille — [ past(ə)l, tɪl] noun 1》 chiefly Brit. a small sweet or lozenge. 2》 a small pellet of aromatic paste burnt as a perfume or deodorizer. Origin C17: from Fr., from L. pastillus little loaf, lozenge , from panis loaf …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50pastille — noun (C) especially BrE a small round sweet, sometimes containing medicine for a sore throat; lozenge (1): fruit pastilles …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English