| NOUN | substance | curare, tubocurarine | a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles |
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| Meaning | A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles. | |
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| Example | "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction" | |
| Synonym | tubocurarine | |
| Broader | alkaloid | Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
| neuromuscular blocking agent | A substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles | |
| plant toxin, phytotoxin | Any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin | |
| Spanish | curare, tubocurarina | |
| Catalan | curare, tubocurarina | |
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