Meanings
nouncurare (usually uncountable, plural curares)
plural curares · alternative curari · alternative urare · alternative urari · alternative woorari · alternative wurali
- uncountableusuallyA plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- uncountableusuallyOther South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
- uncountableusuallyA substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
Similar
Broader
alkaloidneuromuscular blocking agent
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 箭毒
- 箭毒a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Dutch curare
- curarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Finnish kurare
- kurarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
French curare
- curarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
German Curare
- Curarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Italian curaro
- curaroa substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Polish kurara
- kuraraa substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Portuguese curare
- curarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
Spanish curare
- curarea substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine
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Cite this entry
APA
curare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curare
MLA
“curare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curare. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curare.
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