Associations to the word «Curare»
Noun
- Poison
- Paralysis
- Anesthesia
- Respiration
- Toxin
- Tomography
- Deforestation
- Conifer
- Dart
- Compulsion
- Condor
- Poisoning
- Muscle
- Encryption
- Compton
- Arrow
- Decomposition
- Blocking
- Chloride
- Conditioning
- Cyclone
- Relaxation
- Physical
- Crow
- Receptor
- Fraction
- Injection
- Chemical
- Extract
- Amazon
- Triangle
- Drug
- Current
- Deer
- Junction
- Nerve
- Crystal
- Plant
- Virus
- Acid
- Syndrome
- Curve
- Equation
- Jay
- Mouse
- Effect
- Substance
- Conservation
- Dam
- Concentration
- Tissue
- Surgery
- Victim
- Hunting
- Patient
- Software
- Medicine
- Agent
- Treatment
- Dog
- Technique
- Hospital
- Cross
- Action
- Block
- Fish
- Stop
Adjective
Wiktionary
CURARE, noun. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
CURARE, noun. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae
CURARE, noun. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
Dictionary definition
CURARE, noun. A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction".
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