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pas·tille

(pă-stēl′) also pas·til (păs′tĭl)

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.

[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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pastil - a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

cough drop, pastille, troche

lozenge - a small aromatic or medicated candy

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