Definition of curare

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Definition of curare

  • a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles (noun)

    Examples

    1. curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction

    Synonyms

    1. tubocurarine

See definition of curare in Merriam Webster