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pastille, pastil 1. an aromatic substance burnt to fumigate the air 2. Med a small coated paper disc formerly used to estimate the dose or intensity of radiation (esp of X-rays): it changes colour when exposed 3. a variant of pastel (sense 1) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A couple minutes later, he comes back to the table and pops in a cough drop. While this is often so, a full 40 percent of the drugs behind the pharmacist's counter in the Western world are derived from plants that people have used for centuries, For instance, quinine from tree bark relieves malaria, and licorice from a root has been an ingredient in cough drops for more than 3,500 years. The school board identifies the inhaler and cough drop as "drugs" and therefore the generous and heroic students are deemed "drug traffickers. |
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