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troche

/ˈtɹəʊʃ/US/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/

troche noun: a lozenge; a cough drop.

Noun

troche (plural troches)

  1. A lozenge; a cough drop.
    • At night when you go to bed, take two drams of fine Gum Tragecanth, put it into a Galli-pot, and put half a quarter of a pint of any distilling water fitting the purpose you would make your Troches for, to it, cover it, and the next morning you shall finde it in such a Jelly as Physician, call...1652, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician, page 260
    • The Germ. Pharm. states that the troches (pastilles) are to be made by compression or by massing with a suitable excipient, and forming into troches.1909, A. Emil Hiss, The International Formulary, volume 1, page 515

Proper noun capitalized: Troche

Troche (plural Troches)

  1. A surname.

troche meaning in Bengali

troche in Bengali

লজেঞ্জ, একটি কাশির ড্রপ

Forms of troche

Noun
pluraltroches
Proper noun
pluralTroches

Origin of troche

Medical English got troche and trochiscus from late Latin trochiscus; from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).

Words that rhyme with troche

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Questions about troche

What does troche mean?
Troche means a lozenge; a cough drop.
What is troche in Bengali?
Troche in Bengali is লজেঞ্জ, একটি কাশির ড্রপ. See Troche meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is troche?
Troche can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce troche?
Troche is pronounced /ˈtɹoʊ.ki/ (US).
What is the plural of troche?
The plural of troche is troches.

Words near troche in the dictionary

  1. trocharized
  2. trocharizes
  3. trocharizing
  4. trochars
  5. trochas
  6. troche
  7. trocheameter
  8. trocheameters
  9. trochee
  10. trochees
  11. trochei

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