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curari

curari 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 curari

What is curari the alternative form of?
Curari is the alternative form of curare.

Words near curari in the dictionary

  1. Curanipe
  2. curara
  3. curare
  4. curaremimetic
  5. curares
  6. curari
  7. curariform
  8. curarimimetic
  9. curarin
  10. curarine
  11. curarines

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