piperazine
/paɪˈpɛrəziːn/
piperazine noun: a saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.
Noun
piperazine (countable and uncountable, plural piperazines)
- A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.
- Any derivative of this compound
Synonyms of piperazine
- diazacyclohexane
- diazinane
- diethylenediamine
- hexahydropyrazine
- piperazidine
Forms of piperazine
| plural | piperazines |
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Origin of piperazine
After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine.
Words formed from piperazine
- aminoethylpiperazine
- benderizine
- dioxopiperazine
- diphenylmethylpiperazine
- epipolythiodioxopiperazine
- fleroxacin
- homopiperazine
- hydroxyzine
- lomerizine
- loprazolam
- meclozine
- methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine
- naphthylpiperazine
- oxopiperazine
- pefloxacin
- perospirone
- phenylpiperazine
- phenyracillin
- pipacycline
- pipecuronium
- piperacillin
- piperazinedione
- piperazinone
- piperazinyl
- piperonylpiperazine
- pirenzepine
- prazosin
- prochlorperazine
- pyridinylpiperazine
- pyrimidinylpiperazine
- ranolazine
- saperconazole
- trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine
- ziprasidone
Questions about piperazine
- What does piperazine mean?
- Piperazine means a saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.
- What part of speech is piperazine?
- Piperazine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce piperazine?
- Piperazine is pronounced /paɪˈpɛrəziːn/.
- What is the plural of piperazine?
- The plural of piperazine is piperazines.
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