curare

/kjjә'rɑ:ri/

n. 箭毒, 马钱子, 马钱子属植物, 番木鳖

[化] 箭毒; 苦拉拉

n a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles

A dark brown substance of vegetable origin, allied to curare, and used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.

A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera

To poison with curare.

In physiological action, it is similar to curare.

See Curare.

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