aléphangine
French, adjective/a.le.fɑ̃.ʒin/
aléphangine is spelled A-L-É-P-H-A-N-G-I-N-E (11 letters). Aléphangine is a French adjective meaning “Describing certain purgatives containing camomile and henbane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifiait les pilules stomacales et purgatives”.
What does aléphangine mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obsoleteDescribing certain purgatives containing camomile and henbane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifiait les pilules stomacales et purgatives.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aléphangine
- aléphangines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aléphangine?
- /a.le.fɑ̃.ʒin/
- \a.le.fɑ̃.ʒin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.