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piperazidine

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pi⋅per⋅a⋅zine

  [pi-per-uh-zeen, -zin, pahy-, pip-er-uh-]
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–noun Chemistry.
1. Also called pip⋅er⋅az⋅i⋅dine  [pip-uh-raz-i-deen, -din, pahy-puh-] . a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent ring compound, C4H1 0N2, prepared by the reaction of ethylene bromide or ethylene chloride with ammonia: used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, and as an insecticide.
2. any derivative of this compound.
Origin:
1885–90; < L piper pepper + -azine
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Main Entry: pi·per·a·zine
Pronunciation: pI-'per-&-"zEn
Function: noun
: a crystalline heterocyclic baseC4H10N2 or C4H10N2·6H2O used especially as an anthelmintic
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piperazine pi·per·a·zine (pī-pěr'ə-zēn', pĭ-)
n.
A colorless crystalline compound used as a hardener for epoxy resins, an antihistamine, and an anthelmintic.

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piperazine   (pī-pěr'ə-zēn', pĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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