CURARE

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Meaning:

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

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)