purgen

English

Etymology

Genericized version of the trade name Purgen, from purge.

Noun

purgen (uncountable)

1. (proprietary name, obsolete) A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.
   • 1908, Norbert Ortner, ‎Nathaniel Bowditch Potter, ‎Frederic Huntington Bartlett, Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students, page 498:

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

Anagrams

• repugn