Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, C4H10N2, used as a hardener for epoxy resins, an antihistamine, and an anthelmintic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A deliquescent crystalline base, (C2H4)2(NH2)2 or diethyl-enediamine, which is made by the action of alcoholic ammonia on ethylene chlorid, and in other ways. It melts at 104° C. It is a valuable solvent for uric acid and is used in medicine for that purpose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry, pharmacology, uncountable A
saturated heterocyclic compound, C4H10N2, containing twonitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as ananthelmintic . - noun organic chemistry, countable Any
derivative of this compound
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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New drugs belonging to the phenethylamine, tryptamine and piperazine families were also identified.
Report: New 'Legal Highs' Multiplying in Europe Jeanne Whalen 2011
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The laboratory has received numerous Ecstasy mimic tablets containing this piperazine mixture over the past year, but never before in these unusual tablet shapes.
Boing Boing 2009
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Maybe Janssen could branch out, do anxiolytic potato chips, a Ben and Jerry's SSRI Swirl, piperazine pretzels?
Invega Popcorn Review Mother Jones RN 2008
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Where toxocarosis is a problem in young calves, calves should be treated with piperazine at 6 weeks of age.
Chapter 5 1999
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Dosage (expressed in piperazine hydrate) - Ascariasis: Child: 75 mg/kg, in a single dose Adult: 3 to 4
Chapter 4 1993
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Therefore, if you suspect a person has roundworm in addition to other worms, it is wise to treat first with piperazine before giving thiabendazole.
Chapter 31 1993
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For example, the piperazine phenothiazines are 10 to 30 times as potent in inducing extrapyramidal signs as are other classes of phenothiazines 109.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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It also works for roundworm and pinworm, but piperazine has fewer side effects.
Chapter 31 1993
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Note on worm medicines: Many 'worm medicines' contain piperazine.
Chapter 19 1993
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Try giving piperazine to a child who starts having asthma if you think she has roundworms.
Chapter 20 1993
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