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English → English (gcide) Definition: -zin 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pyrazine \Pyr"a*zine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Pyridine + Gr. ? not + ? life.] (Org. Chem.) A feebly basic solid, C4H4N2, obtained by distilling piperazine with zinc dust, and in other ways. Also, by extension, any of various derivatives of the same. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]