curare

Anlam (İngilizce)

1. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

Kavramlar

kurar

kürar bitkisi

ok zehiri

curare

Eş anlamlılar

tubocurarine

assistant

coadjutor

help

helper

helpmate

helpmeet

nux vomica

vomiting nut

aide

curara

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/kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos.