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diet pill

noun

a tablet or capsule containing chemical substances that aid in reducing or controlling body weight, usually by suppressing the appetite.

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Origin of diet pill

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby diet pill

dietician, dietitian, diet kitchen, Dietl's crisis, die to, diet pill, diet pyramid, Dietrich, Dietrich von Bern, Dieu et mon droit, Dieu vous garde
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