Category:Piperazine

Pi*per"a*zine, n. Also -zin . [piperidine + azote + -ine.] (chem.)

Defn: 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.