tubocurarine

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tubocurarine Definition

• (n) 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"

tubocurarine Synonyms

• curare
• tubocurarine