pastille

    [pas tēl′]

 

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noun

  1. a small tablet or lozenge containing medicine, flavoring, etc.
  2. a pellet of aromatic paste, burned for fumigating or deodorizing
  3. pastel for crayons
  4. a crayon of pastel

Origin: Fr < L pastillus, little roll, lozenge < base of pascere, to feed: see food

Also pastil
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also pas·til

noun
  1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.
  2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.
  3. A pastel paste or crayon.

Origin: French, from Spanish pastilla, perfume pellet, and Italian pastillo, pastille, both from Latin pāstillus, little loaf, medicine tablet, diminutive of pānis, bread; see pā- in Indo-European roots.

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pastille - Medical Definition

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or pas·til

noun
  1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.
  2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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