-zin

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piperazine \Pi*per"a*zine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Piperidine +
     azote + -ine.] (Chem.)
     A crystalline substance, {(C2H4NH)2}, formed by action of
     ammonia on ethylene bromide, by reduction of pyrazine, etc.
     It is a strong base, and is used as a remedy for gout.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyrazine \Pyr"a*zine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Pyridine + Gr. ?
     not + ? life.] (Org. Chem.)
     A feebly basic solid, {C4H4N2}, obtained by distilling
     piperazine with zinc dust, and in other ways. Also, by
     extension, any of various derivatives of the same.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Zin
     a low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih,
     the wilderness of Paran, between the Gulf of Akabah and the head
     of the Wady Guraiyeh (Num. 13:21). To be distinguished from the
     wilderness of Sin (q.v.).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Zin, buckler; coldness