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NOUN (1)

1. a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects;
- Example: "an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

active placebo
    n 1: a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has
         noticeable side effects; "an active placebo mimics the side
         effects of the experimental drug"