palatinoidn.
/pəˈlatᵻnɔɪd/, /pəˈlatn̩ɔɪd/, U.S. /pəˈlætnˌɔɪd/ Medicine. disused.
A gelatinous lozenge or cachet containing an unpalatable medicinal substance.Apparently a proprietary name in early use.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [noun] > tablet or lozenge > specific type of tablet or lozenge
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1890 Lancet 1 Nov. 38 (advt.) The new tasteless form of administering Nauseous Drugs. Palatinoids convey to the stomach Powders in their Natural free state.
1898 Times 1 June 5/3 Their list of ‘animal substances’ given in the form of palatinoids suggests something very much like a return to the medieval belief in the efficacy of strange potions culled from animals and compounded with the help of magic spells.
1926 Art of Dispensing (Chemist & Druggist) (ed. 10) 178 The principle is employed in making palatinoids and perles (spherical capsules completely filled with medicament).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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