Word: placebos
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pla
ce
bos
Definition: Plural of placebo; an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
Morphemes:
Affix: placebo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: placēbō
Language: la
Decoded: placebo
Meaning: I will please
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).