woorali

[ woo-rah-lee ]

/ wʊˈrɑ li /

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noun

curare.

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wooly, woomera, woomerang, Woonsocket, Woop Woop, woorali, woose, woosh, Wooster, woot, Wootton

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How to use woorali in a sentence

M. Thiercelin, the inventor of this poison, composes it by mixing a salt of strychnine with one-twentieth of woorali.
The Art of Travel|Francis Galton
How could he, indeed, he observed, find the materials for concocting the woorali poison into which to dip the point of his darts?
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
The first was composed of several bunches of the woorali vine; another was a root with a sharp, bitter taste.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
Be sure I looked, Doctor, the instant I suspected that woorali had been used.
Cleek of Scotland Yard|Thomas W. Hanshew

Woorali is extremely volatile, for one thing, and evaporates rapidly.
Cleek of Scotland Yard|Thomas W. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for woorali

woorali

/ (wʊˈrɑːlɪ) /

noun

a less common name for curare

Word Origin for woorali

C18: from the native S American name

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