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Defenition of the word curare

    • Defenition of the word curare

      • a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
      • a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles

    Synonyms for the word curare

      • tubocurarine

    Hypernyms for the word curare

      • alkaloid
      • neuromuscular blocking agent
      • phytotoxin
      • plant toxin

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