lozenge
(lɒzɪndʒ )
Word forms: lozenges
1. countable noun
Lozenges are sweets which you can suck to make a cough or sore throat better.
...throat lozenges.
2. countable noun
A lozenge is a shape with four corners. The two corners that point up and down are further away than the two pointing sideways.
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Collocations:
throat lozenge zinc lozenge
Try an over-the-counter anaesthetic throat lozenge or spray, and an antihistamine tablet.
The Sun
She battled on with a throat lozenge and the sympathy of her audience, only to be upstaged by a silly comedic stunt demanding her resignation.
Times, Sunday Times
Take paracetamol and throat lozenges - and try not to worry too much.
The Sun
As a seasoned expert witness he came armed with throat lozenges, a sense of humour and unshakeable confidence that he was right in some respects.
The Star (South Africa)
This has resulted in one dessert that featured throat lozenges and even a meat cake.
Times, Sunday Times
Zinc lozenges work as an antioxidant, fighting off harmful chemicals that cause colds and flu.
The Sun
Zinc lozenges aren't a miracle cure either: half of the clinical trials of zinc lozenges for colds in the past 25 years have shown some benefit and half have not.
Times, Sunday Times
Although zinc acetate lozenges appear to be able to shorten the duration of colds, some zinc lozenges may be more effective than others.
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Research into the effect of zinc lozenges on colds between 1984 and 2009 produced a wide range of differing results.
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