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piperazine definition

pi·per·azine (pi per′ə zēn′, pī-; -zin; pip′ər ə-)

noun

a crystalline compound, (CHNH), used in treating worm infestations, in insecticides, etc.

Etymology: piper(ine) + az- + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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