tubocurarine

American

[too-boh-kyoo-rahr-een, -in, tyoo-] / ˌtu boʊ kyʊˈrɑr in, -ɪn, ˌtyu- /

noun

Pharmacology.

the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.

1895–1900; < German Tubocurarin, equivalent to Tubocurar ( e ) ( see tube, -o-, curare) + -in -in ²

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