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noun • an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug • (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead | ||||
| 24% | 5 | From the Greek meaning “to smell”, a poisonous allotrope of oxygen, once believed to have a tonic effect and exist in fresh seaside air | ||
noun • a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation) | ||||
| 24% | 7 | Inhaling to identify a smell | ||
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Identify Smell As Something With No Real Effect
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PLACEBO which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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PLACEBO
Updated: October 15, 2023
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