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placebo button

placebo button noun: a push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed.

Noun

placebo button (plural placebo buttons)

  1. A push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed.

Forms of placebo button

pluralplacebo buttons

Questions about placebo button

What does placebo button mean?
Placebo button means a push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed.
What part of speech is placebo button?
Placebo button is a noun.
What is the plural of placebo button?
The plural of placebo button is placebo buttons.

Words near placebo button in the dictionary

  1. placeables
  2. placebic
  3. placeblog
  4. placeblogs
  5. placebo
  6. placebo button
  7. placebo buttons
  8. placebo effect
  9. placebo effects
  10. placebo-controlled
  11. placeboes

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