1
: a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : diamond
2
: something shaped like a lozenge
3
: a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution
especially
: one that contains a demulcent
sore throat lozenges
called also pastille, troche
Examples of lozenge in a Sentence
take one of these lozenges for your cold
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The rule aims to force the nearly 12% of Americans still using combustible tobacco products to switch to less dangerous alternatives, like vaping electronic cigarettes or using nicotine lozenges, or quit altogether while ending rates of youth starting to smoke traditional cigarettes.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
This household-name candy brand started all the way back in the 1860s, when a man named Daniel Chase developed a way to press food dye letters into candy lozenges.
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Nicotine replacement products like gum, lozenges and patches are available over-the-counter, while inhalers and nasal sprays can be prescribed.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Zinc lozenges available over the counter come in doses ranging from 5-13.3 milligrams per lozenge.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Nov. 2024
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
This household-name candy brand started all the way back in the 1860s, when a man named Daniel Chase developed a way to press food dye letters into candy lozenges.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Nicotine replacement products like gum, lozenges and patches are available over-the-counter, while inhalers and nasal sprays can be prescribed.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Zinc lozenges available over the counter come in doses ranging from 5-13.3 milligrams per lozenge.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lozenge. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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lozenge
noun
loz·enge
ˈläz-ᵊnj 
1
: a diamond-shaped figure
2
a
: something shaped like a lozenge
b
: a small disk or tablet that usually contains medicine
Medical Definition
lozenge
noun
loz·enge
ˈläz-ᵊnj
: a small usually sweetened solid piece of medicated material of any of various shapes that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution and often contains a demulcent
sore throat lozenges
called also pastille, troche
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