Etymology

purell

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Today it means: alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel. Full definition →

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purell · noun1

Trademark genericization, from the brand name Purell.

Purell · proper noun, noun2

The brand name of a brand of a particular alcoholic sanitizing gel.

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