piperazine

noun pi·per·a·zine \pi-ˈper-ə-ˌzēn, pī-\

Definition of PIPERAZINE

: a crystalline heterocyclic base C₄H₁₀N₂ used especially as an anthelmintic

International Scientific Vocabulary piperidine + azine

First Known Use: 1889

Medical Dictionary

noun pi·per·a·zine \pī-ˈper-ə-ˌzēn\

: a crystalline heterocyclic base C₄H₁₀N₂ or C₄H₁₀N₂·6H₂O used especially as an anthelmintic

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