curariform

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adjective

Resembling curare.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivecurariform (comparative more curariform, superlative most curariform)

comparative more curariform · superlative most curariform

  1. Resembling curare.

    With extremely large doses, the action of edrophonium becomes curariform and capable of potentiating rather than antagonizing the peripheral paralytic effect of curare.

    1962, New and nonofficial drugs

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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