TUBOCURARINE
tubocurarine, curare
(noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; “curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tubocurarine (usually uncountable, plural tubocurarines)
(biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from curare, sometimes used to paralyse patients undergoing anesthesia.
Source: Wiktionary
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