curare

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Synonyms: crare, curate, urare, curari, curage, curre, durare

Antonyms: crare, curate, urare, curari, curage, curre, durare

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Noun

1. A plant, {{taxlink|Strychnos toxifera|species}}, formerly used in [[arrow poison]]s in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in [[arrow poison]]s, mostly in the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Menispermaceae|family}}.
3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a [[muscle relaxant]] during surgery.

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