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noun • a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically | ||||||||
| 26% | 7 | "Medicine" that doesn't actually contain medicine | ||||||
noun • an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug • (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead | ||||||||
| 22% | 6 | Musical - lubricant | ||||||
noun • a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) • anything regarded as making something unclean verb • lubricate with grease | ||||||||
Medicine Or Lubricant Crossword Clue
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CASTOROIL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CASTOROIL
Updated: October 10, 2023
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5 | Obnoxious creatures primed with lubricant turning bright scarlet
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6 | Sometimes used as a natural lubricant for machinery | |
7 | Used as a lubricant in certain industrial processes |
