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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary piperidine + azine Date: 1889 a crystalline heterocyclic base C₄H₁₀N₂ used especially as an anthelmintic

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Piperazine Pi*per"a*zine, n. Also -zin -zin . [Piperidine + azote + -ine.] (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.