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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: curare (0.00959 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: curare
curare
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” [syn:
tubocurarine]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Curare
Curare
\Cu*ra"re\ Curari
\Cu*ra"ri\(k?-r?"r?), n. [Native name.
Cf.
Wourall.]
A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American
Indians from the bark of several species of
Strychnos
(
Strychnos toxifera, etc.). It sometimes has little effect
when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced
into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison.
[Written also
urari,
woorali,
woorari, etc.]
[1913 Webster]
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