lozenge vs confect

lozenge and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lozenge	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of lozenge; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than lozenge:

lozenge: a small aromatic or medicated candy
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of lozenge include candy.

lozenge (noun)	confect (noun)
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
a small aromatic or medicated candy

lozenge (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct