1
: a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : diamond
2
: something shaped like a lozenge
3
: a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution
especially
: one that contains a demulcent
sore throat lozenges
called also pastille, troche
Examples of lozenge in a Sentence
take one of these lozenges for your cold
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Crystallized ginger, chews, and lozenges can be helpful, but tend to be high in sugar.
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Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
It's being developed by Prof. Lorenz Meinel and colleagues from Germany's University of Würzburg, and is actually an edible ingredient that could be incorporated into chewing gum or lozenges.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
The 17 series heralds an overdue design overhaul, ditching the circular camera carbuncle and switching to a rectangular lozenge with two prominent lenses on the left rising out of the touchscreen.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 26 Sep. 2025
Most adults can take 75–100 milligrams of zinc daily, typically in lozenge form.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
It's being developed by Prof. Lorenz Meinel and colleagues from Germany's University of Würzburg, and is actually an edible ingredient that could be incorporated into chewing gum or lozenges.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
The 17 series heralds an overdue design overhaul, ditching the circular camera carbuncle and switching to a rectangular lozenge with two prominent lenses on the left rising out of the touchscreen.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 26 Sep. 2025
Most adults can take 75–100 milligrams of zinc daily, typically in lozenge form.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lozenge
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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lozenge. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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lozenge
noun
loz·enge
ˈläz-ᵊnj 
1
: a diamond-shaped figure
2
a
: something shaped like a lozenge
b
: a small disk or tablet that usually contains medicine
Medical Definition
lozenge
noun
loz·enge
ˈläz-ᵊnj
: a small usually sweetened solid piece of medicated material of any of various shapes that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution and often contains a demulcent
sore throat lozenges
called also pastille, troche
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