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purgen

purgen noun: a preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.

Noun

purgen (uncountable)

  1. (name, obsolete) A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.
    • The author considers purgen (phenolphthalein) generally reliable as a cathartic, but one attended with some danger.1908, Norbert Ortner, Nathaniel Bowditch Potter, Frederic Huntington Bartlett, Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students, page 498

Origin of purgen

Genericized version of the trade name Purgen, from purge.

Questions about purgen

What does purgen mean?
Purgen means a preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.
What part of speech is purgen?
Purgen is a noun.

Words near purgen in the dictionary

  1. purgeability
  2. purgeable
  3. purged
  4. purgee
  5. purgees
  6. purgen
  7. purger
  8. purgeries
  9. purgers
  10. purgery
  11. purges

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