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curara

curara is the alternative form of curare.

Meaning of curare

Noun

curare (usually uncountable, plural curares)

  1. (usually) A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
  2. (usually) Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
  3. (usually) A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

Questions about curara

What is curara the alternative form of?
Curara is the alternative form of curare.

Words near curara in the dictionary

  1. curanderismo
  2. curandero
  3. curanderoes
  4. curanderos
  5. Curanipe
  6. curara
  7. curare
  8. curaremimetic
  9. curares
  10. curari
  11. curariform

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