TABLET

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 26

n. pi. Ta2b'le2t. Lat., tabella, trochiscus, tabula, past ill us. Fr., tablette. Ger., Tafelchen. Sp., tablet a, trocisco. A lozenge having for its basis finely powdered sugar brought to the proper consistence with the aid of mucilage. The Ger. Ph., Finn. Ph., and Ru . Ph. sometimes order chocolate as a basis. [B; B, 95 (a, 38).] See also LOZENGE, PASTILLE, and TROCHE. [s. 589]