Meanings
nounpiperazine (countable and uncountable, plural piperazines)
plural piperazines
- uncountablechemistryA saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.
- countablechemistryAny derivative of this compound
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Origin
- GermanPiperazin
- Englishpiperazine
After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan piperazina
- piperazinaorganic compound
Chinese Cantonese 哌嗪
- 哌嗪 (paai³ ceon⁴)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 哌嗪
- 哌嗪 (pàiqín)organic compound
French pipérazine
- pipérazineorganic compound
German Piperazin
- Piperazinorganic compound
Hungarian piperazin
- piperazinorganic compound
Italian piperazina
- piperazinaorganic compound
Japanese ピペラジン
- ピペラジン (piperajin)organic compound
Korean 피페라진
- 피페라진 (piperajin)organic compound
Polish piperazyna
- piperazynaorganic compound
Portuguese piperazina
- piperazinaorganic compound
Russian пиперазин
- пиперазин (piperazin)organic compound
Spanish piperazina
- piperazinaorganic compound
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APA
piperazine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperazine
MLA
“piperazine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperazine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piperazine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperazine.
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