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Tubocurarine
//ˌtjuː.bə(ʊ)ˈkjʊə.ɹə.ɹiːn// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The cation portion of tubocurarine chloride. countable, uncountable
- 2 a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles wordnet
Etymology
From Latin tubus (“tube”) + curare + -ine.
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