curarize
curarize verb: to administer curare to.
Verb
curarize (third-person singular simple present curarizes, present participle curarizing, simple past and past participle curarized)
- To administer curare to.
- Curarize the frog sufficiently to paralyze the motor nerves.1906, William Townsend Porter, An Introduction to Physiology, page 569
- Curarize a large frog, and remove the arches from the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth vertebræ.1912, John Conrad Hemmeter, Manual of practical physiology, page 193
Examples of curarize in a sentence
- It is difficult to curarize vitally stained frogs, and thoroughly curarized animals may be restored by injections of dyestuff (Congo red, trypan blue).1924, Chemical Abstracts - Volume 18, page 3224:
- In addition, I do not smoke nor does anyone in my laboratory when we curarize rats.2017, Paul A. Obrist, A.H. Black, Jasper Brener, Cardiovascular Psychophysiology:
Forms of curarize
| third-person singular present | curarizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | curarizing |
| past participle | curarized |
| past | curarized |
Origin of curarize
From curare + -ize.
Questions about curarize
- What does curarize mean?
- Curarize means to administer curare to.
- How do you use curarize in a sentence?
- It is difficult to curarize vitally stained frogs, and thoroughly curarized animals may be restored by injections of dyestuff (Congo red, trypan blue).
- What part of speech is curarize?
- Curarize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of curarize?
- The past tense of curarize is curarized.
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