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blue pill

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a pill of blue mass, used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue pill1

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

“He gave me a blue pill, which he said was an antihistamine,” said Chelan.

The morphine produced such a deathly nausea that I could not take it, and the blue pill failed to relieve my constipation.

It may be given as Calomel or Blue pill, with or without Opium, and continued until it affects the mouth.

Blue pill contains the metal itself in a finely divided state, as well as a small quantity of the oxide.

In addition to the salts just mentioned, an occasional dose of blue pill will prove helpful.

Half a grain of calomel may be regarded as equivalent to two grains of grey powder or blue pill.

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