curare

1. A dark resinous extract obtained from several tropical American woody plants, especially Chondrodendron tomentosum or certain species of Strychnos, used as an arrow poison by some Indian peoples of South America.

2. A plant yielding curare.

3. A purified preparation or alkaloid obtained from Chondrodendron tomentosum, used in medicine and surgery to relax skeletal muscles.

4. A dried aqueous extract especially of a vine (as of the family Loganiaceae or of the family Meni&*%$#aceae) used by South American Indians to poison arrow tips and in medicine to produce muscular relaxation.

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curare	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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rec	5
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cue	5
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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race	6
acre	6
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care	6
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curr	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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curer	7
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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