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Curare

noun
/kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

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

Synonyms

tubocurarineineecuraracurariwoorarastrophanthusdaturacondurangohottentot's poison bushbarbascocurcasbushman poison

Rhymes With

conveydisplaydismaysobriquetdisarrayallaygaydecay
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