Dictionary entry

Piperazine

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Pi‐per″a‐zine (?), n. Also –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.