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单词 parvule
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parvulen.

Brit. /ˈpɑːvjuːl/, U.S. /ˈpɑrvjul/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parvulum.
Etymology: < classical Latin parvulum a very small thing, use as noun of neuter singular of parvulus very small < parvus little (see parvi- comb. form) + -ulus -ule suffix.
U.S. Medicine. Now historical.
A very small pill.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > a particle > hard and round
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1887 R. W. Warner & Co.'s Epitome Sugar-coated Pills 28 Parvules. Doses for frequent repetition. We have proposed this new class of preparations denominated Parvules to distinguish them from Pills and Granules.
1899 W. A. Dewey Essent. Homœopathic Materia Medica (ed. 3) i. 29 What are some of the imitations, caricatures and offshoots of Homœopathy? The use of parvules, granules, dosi-metric tablets, electro-homœopathic remedies.
1996 Med. & Healthcare Marketplace Guide (Nexis) 69 In 1856 Philadelphia druggist William R. Warner became one of the first..manufacturers of pills—these compressed tablets (first patented by Brockedon in England in 1843) were known as ‘parvules’ and superseded the powders that had previously been the dominant dosage form.
1997 R. Porter Greatest Benefit to Mankind xiv. 449 Mass-production of sugar-coated pills started in France, being refined in 1866 by William R. Warner, a Philadelphia manufacturer who also began production of small pills (parvules).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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