Tubocurarine Definition
to͝obō-ko͝o-rärĭn, -rēn, -kyo͝o-, tyo͝o-
noun
An alkaloid that is an active component of curare obtained from the plant Chondrodendron tomentosum.
American Heritage Medicine
The hydrated chloride form of this alkaloid, C38 H44 Cl2 N2 O6 , used as a drug to relax skeletal muscles during anesthesia.
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tubocurarinePlural:
tubocurarinesOrigin of Tubocurarine
Latin tubus tube (from the practice of shipping it in bamboo tubes) curarine (curare) (–ine)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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