Piperazine

2 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  piperazine
       n : vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or
           pinworms