-curonium

UK/kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/US/kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/

suffix

Used to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

OriginEnglish onium ← New Latin ammōnium →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.

Origin

  1. Englishcurare
  2. New Latinammōnium
  3. Englishammonium
  4. Englishonium
  5. English-curonium

From cur(are) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -curonium

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Cite this entry
APA

-curonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-curonium

MLA

“-curonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-curonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-curonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-curonium.

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