"purgen" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Genericized version of the trade name Purgen, from purge. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} purgen (uncountable)
  1. (proprietary name, obsolete) A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative. Tags: name, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-purgen-en-noun-GtY-XKVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 16 16 16 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 11 11 11 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 13 13 13 13 3 3
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