curare
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Definition of curare
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- (uncountable, usually)Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
- (uncountable, usually)A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
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Etymology
From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos.
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