TUBOCURARINE
\tjˈuːbəkjˌʊɹɑːɹˌiːn], \tjˈuːbəkjˌʊɹɑːɹˌiːn], \t_j_ˈuː_b_ə_k_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌiː_n]\
Definitions of TUBOCURARINE
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a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
By Princeton University
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a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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