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DRAGEE [3 records]

Record 1 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A tablet with a water soluble, coloured or uncoloured sugar coating that provides a barrier to objectionable tasting or smelling drugs.

Key term(s)
  • sugar coated tablet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Comprimé enrobé de sucre principalement pour masquer un goût ou une odeur désagréable.

CONT

La dragée est un comprimé enrobé; on l'appelle aussi comprimé dragéifié. L'enrobage peut avoir une action thérapeutique propre, servir à masquer un goût ou une odeur désagréable ou servir à protéger le principe actif, par exemple contre sa destruction par les sucs gastriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
DEF

Pequeña porción de materia medicamentosa en forma generalmente redondeada, y recubierta de una capa de sustancia agradable al paladar.

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Record 3 1991-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
DEF

A sugar-coated candy, nut, or pill.

OBS

The process of coating nuts, preserved fruit, caramels, nougat, chocolate or certain kinds of paste with sugar or chocolate is known as "panning".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
DEF

Confiserie formée d'une amande ou praline, noisette, etc., recouverte de sucre durci.

Spanish

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