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TABLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tablet" is a kind of...):
dosage; dose (a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tablet"):
bolus (a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine)
capsule (a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside)
dragee (pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy)
sleeping capsule; sleeping draught; sleeping pill; sleeping tablet (a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small flat compressed cake of some substance
Example:
a tablet of soap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tablet" is a kind of...):
bar; cake (a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tablet" is a kind of...):
slab (block consisting of a thick piece of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tablet"):
abacus (a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave)
slate ((formerly) a writing tablet made of slate)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
Synonyms:
pad; pad of paper; tablet
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tablet" is a kind of...):
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tablet"):
message pad; writing pad (a pad of paper on which messages can be written)
notepad (a pad of paper for keeping notes)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb tablet
Context examples:
A tablet intended for oral administration.
(Oral Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
“Your fame is very well known to me, and I shall ask my lady to enter your name upon my tablets,” said Sir Bertrand.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A combination formulation composed of a capsule containing the taxane compound paclitaxel and a tablet containing the multidrug resistance (MDR) efflux pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor HM30181A, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Oraxol, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet designed to release active and/or inert ingredient(s) at a controlled rate.
(Controlled Release Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet composed of individual fragments have been coated with a substance that is designed to impede the immediate release of the active and/or inert ingredient(s) after administration.
(Delayed Release Particle Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet intended for administration between the cheek and gum of the oral cavity.
(Buccal Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet which disintegrates and dissolves quickly (usually within a matter of seconds) in the mouth.
(Orally Disintegrating Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet that has been coated with a substance that is designed to impede the immediate release of the active and/or inert ingredient(s) after administration.
(Delayed Release Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet designed to be chewed to release the active and/or inert ingredient(s).
(Chewable Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A solid dosage form in which a tablet has been compacted into capsule shape.
(Caplet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
