Definition of PURPURIC

purpuric

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.

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or characterized by purpura; purple-spotted.

Examples

  • a purpuric salt
  • purpuric acid
  • The tile bag seemed to have a PURPURIC pattern, full of lucky letters.

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

purpuric: valid Words With Friends Word