Look up: Pill

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   pill
   [n] - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception 2. [n] - something that resembles a pill in shape or size 3. [n] - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
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   pill
   a gelled viscous fluid
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   Pill
   Pill: In pharmacy, a medicinal substance in a small round or oval mass meant to be swallowed. Pills often contain a filler and a plastic substance such as lactose that permits the pill to be rolled by hand or machine into the desired form. The pill may then be coated with a varnishlike substance. The word pill is a shortened version of the French p ...
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   Pill
   Pill noun [ Confer Peel skin, or Pillion .] The peel or skin. [ Obsolete] 'Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills , as the locusts.' Holland.
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   Pill
   Pill intransitive verb To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
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   Pill
   Pill transitive verb [ Confer Latin pilare to deprive of hair, and English pill , noun (above).] 1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. [ Obsolete] 2. To peel; to make by removing the skin. « [ Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . in the rods.» Gen. xxx. 37.
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   Pill
   Pill transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Pilled ; present participle & verbal noun Pilling .] [ French piller , Latin pilare ; confer Italian pigliare to take. Confer Peel to plunder.] To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel , to plunder. [ Obsolete] Spenser. « ...
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   Pill
   Pill noun [ French pilute , Latin pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of Latin pila a ball. Confer Piles .] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured. Udall. Pill beetle (Zoology) , any small beetle of ...
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   pill
   The peel or skin. 'Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts.' ... Origin: Cf. Peel skin, or Pillion. ... 1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. ... 2. To peel; to make by removing the skin. '[Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . In the rods.' (Gen. Xxx. 37) ... Origin: Cf. L. Pilare to deprive of hair, and E. Pill, n. (above). ... 1. A ...
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    pill
    lozenge noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
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    pill
    noun something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; `his competitor`s success was a bitter pill to take`
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    pill
    noun a unpleasant or tiresome person
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    pill
    contraceptive pill noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
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    Pill
    `Pill` can refer to: * A ball, or anything small and round, hence also: ** A bobble of fiber that develops with use or wear on a textile article ** A pill (pharmacy): A pharmacological dosage form, now rendered obsolete by tablets and capsules, hence also: *** `The Pill`, a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive pill (e.g. `on `the pill``) *** British slang for an Ecstasy tablet *** American slang for recreationally used prescripti...
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    pill
    (pil) tablet. morning-after pill popular name for an emergency postcoital contraceptive containing a high dose of the hormones usually found in an oral contraceptive, either an estrogen plus a progestational agent, or the latter alone; used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercour...
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    Pill
    • (v. i.) To be peeled; to peel off in flakes. • (v. t.) To deprive of hair; to make bald. • (n.) The peel or skin. • (n.) Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured. • (v. t. & i.) To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder. • (v. t.) To peel; to make by removing...
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    pill
    (from the article `pharmaceutical industry`) Tablets are traditionally referred to as pills. Prior to the widespread use of the machine-compressed tablet, pills were very popular products that ... While it may seem obvious today, it was not always clearly understood that medications must be delivered to the diseased tissue in order to b...
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