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Rarecurare
The correct spelling is curare.
How to pronounce curare
noun
IPA: /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/
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The correct spelling is curare. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content
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Definition
noun
- 1.A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content
- 2.Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae
- 3.A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery
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