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    CURARE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction

    Synonyms:

    curare; tubocurarine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("curare" is a kind of...):

    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)

    phytotoxin; plant toxin (any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin)

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