Tubocurarine

//ˌtjuː.bə(ʊ)ˈkjʊə.ɹə.ɹiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The cation portion of tubocurarine chloride. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles wordnet

Synonyms

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curare

Etymology

From Latin tubus (“tube”) + curare + -ine.

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tubocurarine chloride

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