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white pills

white pills is the plural of white pill.

Meaning of white pill

Noun

white pill (plural white pills)

  1. (attributive, often) A philosophical dilemma in which someone who faces death or disability at a certain probability is offered a perfect antidote if they pay a specified amount of money.
    • Now that we have both the black pill and white pill results before us, we are in a position to make a few general observations.1979, Ronald A. Howard, Life and death decision analysis, page 17
    Antonyms:
    black pill
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, pill.

Questions about white pills

What is white pills the plural of?
White pills is the plural of white pill.

Words near white pills in the dictionary

  1. white pickle
  2. white pie
  3. white pies
  4. White Pigeon
  5. white pill
  6. white pills
  7. white pine
  8. White Pine County
  9. white pines
  10. white pizza
  11. white pizzas

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