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-curium

UK/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əm/US/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əm/

-curium suffix: used to form names of curare-like substances, neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

Suffix

-curium

  1. Used to form names of curare-like substances, neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

Origin of -curium

From cur(are) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Questions about -curium

What does -curium mean?
-curium means used to form names of curare-like substances, neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.
What part of speech is -curium?
-curium is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -curium?
-curium is pronounced /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əm/ (UK).

Words near -curium in the dictionary

  1. -crypt
  2. -cryst
  3. -cule
  4. -culum
  5. -culus
  6. -curium
  7. -curonium
  8. -cy
  9. -cycline
  10. -cyte
  11. -cytic

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