piperazine

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piperazine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

piperazine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  piperazine
      n 1: vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or
           pinworms