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Meaning of purgen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.

name, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Français Pürgen

Examples

“The author considers purgen (phenolphthalein) generally reliable as a cathartic, but one attended with some danger.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Purger purgery Purges Purgi Purging purging cassia