From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
Genericized version of the trade name Purgen, from [en].
*** Noun
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1. [en] A preparation of phenolphthalein , employed as a laxative.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1908 | author=Norbert Ortner; Nathaniel Bowditch Potter; Frederic Huntington Bartlett | title=Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students | page=498
|passage=The author considers PURGEN (phenolphthalein) generally reliable as a
cathartic, but one attended with some danger.}}
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Middle English
*** Alternative forms
- [enm]
*** Etymology
[enm], from [enm].
*** Pronunciation
- [enm]
*** Verb
[enm]
1. To cleanse or purify ; to remove impurities :
1. To free from sin ; to spiritually purify .
2. To ritually cleanse or purify .
3. [enm] To purge or cleanse the body .
4. [enm] To evacuate the bowel s.
2. To clean or clear ; to remove extraneous matter.
3. [enm] To prove innocence ; to clear .
**** Conjugation
[purg]
**** Related terms
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
**** Descendants
- [en]
- [sco]
**** References
- [entry=purǧen]
[enm]