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piperazine

/paɪˈpɛrəziːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
piper-azine
IPA
/paɪˈpɛrəziːn/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.

Uncountable

noun

Any derivative of this compound

Countable

Etymology

After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

piperazines (plural)

Derived Forms

aminoethylpiperazine benderizine dioxopiperazine diphenylmethylpiperazine epipolythiodioxopiperazine fleroxacin homopiperazine hydroxyzine lomerizine loprazolam meclozine methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine

Synonyms

diazacyclohexane diazinane diethylenediamine hexahydropyrazine piperazidine

Questions

How do you pronounce piperazine?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈpɛrəziːn/.
What does piperazine mean?
A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.
Where does piperazine come from?
After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine.

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