piperazine

[ pi-per-uh-zeen, -zin, pahy-, pip-er-uh- ]

/ pɪˈpɛr əˌzin, -zɪn, paɪ-, ˈpɪp ər ə- /

noun Chemistry.

Also called pip·er·az·i·dine

[pip-uh-raz-i-deen, -din, pahy-puh-] /ˌpɪp əˈræz ɪˌdin, -dɪn, ˌpaɪ pə-/. a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent ring compound, C4H10N2, prepared by the reaction of ethylene bromide or ethylene chloride with ammonia: used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, and as an insecticide.

any derivative of this compound.

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Origin of piperazine

1885–90; < Latin piper pepper + -azine

Words nearby piperazine

pipelining, piper, piperaceous, piperacillin, piperacillin sodium, piperazine, piperidine, piperine, piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipes of pan

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Example sentences from the Web for piperazine

In fact, Urodonal is five times more active than piperazine, and thirty-seven times more active than lithia.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Add gradually ten ounces of piperazine, a pint of Harrogate water and inhale leisurely through a zoetrope.
Punch, 1917.07.04, Vol. 153, Issue No. 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for piperazine

piperazine

/ (pɪˈpɛrəˌziːn, -zɪn) /

noun

a white crystalline deliquescent heterocyclic nitrogen compound used as an insecticide, corrosion inhibitor, and veterinary anthelmintic. Formula: C 4 H 10 N 2

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Medical definitions for piperazine

piperazine

[ pī-pĕr′ə-zēn′, pĭ- ]

n.

A colorless crystalline compound used as a hardener for epoxy resins, an antihistamine, and an anthelmintic.

Scientific definitions for piperazine

piperazine

[ pī-pĕr′ə-zēn′, pĭ- ]

A colorless crystalline compound used as a hardener for epoxy resins, as an antihistamine, and as an agent for expelling or destroying parasitic intestinal worms. Piperazine belongs to the class of chemicals called pyrazines. Chemical formula: C4H10N2.