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Meaning of purpuric | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
  2. Purple or purplish (of spots which appear on the skin; regardless of their cause); Synonym of purpureal.
    archaic
  3. purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially
    not-comparable
  4. purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially:
    not-comparable
  5. Derived from or forming purpuric acid.
    not-comparable

Examples

“After 1–14 days, skin eruption occurs abruptly, consisting of symmetrical purpuric macules which progress to blisters and areas of epidermal necrosis...”
“purpuric acid”
“a purpuric salt”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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