curare
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- (uncountable, usually) Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
- (uncountable, usually) A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
Synonyms
Translations
curaro
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ok zehiri
كرير - مركّب شبه قلويّ سامّFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos.
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