purpuric

Meanings

Adj

Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
Purple or purplish (of spots which appear on the skin; regardless of their cause); Synonym of purpureal.
purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially
purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially:
Derived from or forming purpuric acid.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin purpura (“purple”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). The medical sense is from the English purpura (“the appearance of purple discolorations on the skin”). By surface analysis, purpura + -ic.

Synonyms

purpural, purpurous

Scrabble Score: 14

purpuric is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
purpuric is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
purpuric is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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