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   controlled

   /kənˈtrəʊld/

   adjective

   • 1. not showing emotion; having one's feelings under control: "his every word seemed to be calm and controlled"
   • 2. under the control of someone or something: "the country's tightly controlled financial markets"
   • ▪ having been limited in intensity or level; kept in check: "a display of controlled aggression"
   • ▪ (of a drug) restricted by law with respect to use and possession: "a sentence for possessing controlled substances"
   • ▪ (of an explosion) produced deliberately under conditions that are determined beforehand: "bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the suspicious object"
   • 3. (of an experiment, test, etc.) carried out under conditions that preclude error or the influence of extraneous factors: "the first randomized controlled trial to study the effects of copper bracelets on rheumatoid arthritis"

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

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   • T

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   • R

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   • O

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   • L

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   • L

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