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-curonium

UK/kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/US/kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/

-curonium suffix: used to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

Suffix

-curonium

  1. Used to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

Origin of -curonium

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

Words that rhyme with -curonium

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Questions about -curonium

What does -curonium mean?
-curonium means used to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.
What part of speech is -curonium?
-curonium is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -curonium?
-curonium is pronounced /kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/ (UK).

Words near -curonium in the dictionary

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

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