horse pill
Huge oral medication
A horse pill is a large pill or capsule that's difficult to swallow—sized as if meant for a horse rather than a human: These vitamins are horse pills; I can barely get them down.
The term is almost always figurative, describing any oversized medication.
Extremely immense in scope
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
jumbo · colossal · hulking · mammoth · humongous · whopping · super-sized · king-sized
Something added to complete
- vitaminEssential organic nutrient
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
magnesium · multivitamin · probiotic · prescription · over-the-counter · tablet · capsule · gelcap
Anticipating with apprehension
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- unpleasantCausing discomfort or distaste
anxiety · reluctance · aversion · grimacing · bracing · procrastinating · skipping · noncompliant
gargantuan
Extremely immense in scope
oversized · jumbo · colossal · hulking · mammoth · humongous · whopping · super-sized · king-sized · chunky
supplement
Something added to complete
- vitaminEssential organic nutrient
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
potassium · magnesium · multivitamin · probiotic · prescription · over-the-counter · tablet · capsule · gelcap · pharmaceutical
dreading
Anticipating with apprehension
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
unpleasant · anxiety · reluctance · aversion · grimacing · bracing · procrastinating · skipping · noncompliant
difficult
Requiring much effort
struggling · water · lodged · throat · reflex · technique · tilting · coating · splitting · crushing
horse pillcaplet
Coated oval pill
chewable · microdose · baby aspirin · gel cap · pellet
horse pillbaby aspirin
Reduced-strength salicylate tablet
caplet · micro-dose · mini pill · chewable tablet · gelcap
horse pillchewable
Can be bitten through
dissolvable · syrup · drops · sublingual · elixir
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