[ noun ] a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat <noun.food>
Troche \Tro"che\ (tr[=o]"k[=e]), n. [Gr. trocho`s anything round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein to run. Cf. {Trochee}.] (Pharm.) A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.
Tablet \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.] 1. A small table or flat surface.
2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture.
3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and {troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.