NOUN | substance | tubocurarine, curare | 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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Synonym | curare | |
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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