PIPERAZIN  , a substance formed by the See also:

• ACTION

action of See also:

• SODIUM [symbol Na, from Lat. natrium; atomic weight 23.00 (0=16)]

sodium glycol on See also:

• ETHYLENE, or ETHENE, C2H4

ethylene-diamine hydrochloride, consisting of small alkaline deliquescent crystals with a saline See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste and soluble in See also:

• WATER

water . It was originally introduced into See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine as a solvent for uric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid . When taken into the See also:

• BODY

body the See also:

• DRUG
• DRUG (from Fr. drogue, a word common in Romance languages, cf. Span. and Ital. droga; the origin of the word is obscure, but may possibly be connected with Dutch droog, dry)

drug is partly oxidized and partly eliminated unchanged . Outside the body piperazin has a remarkable See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of dissolving uric acid and producing a soluble urate, but in clinical experience it has not proved equally successful . Lycetol, lysidine and sidonal are bodies having similar action .