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.
Origin of piperazine
Words nearby piperazine
pipelining,
piper,
piperaceous,
piperacillin,
piperacillin sodium,
piperazine,
piperidine,
piperine,
piperonal,
piperonyl butoxide,
pipes of pan
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.
Add gradually ten ounces of piperazine, a pint of Harrogate water and inhale leisurely through a zoetrope.
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
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.