woorali

[ woo-rah-lee ]

noun

1. curare.

woorali

/ wʊˈrɑːlɪ /

noun

1. See curare
   a less common name for curare

Word History and Origins

Origin of woorali¹

C18: from the native S American name

Example Sentences

M. Thiercelin, the inventor of this poison, composes it by mixing a salt of strychnine with one-twentieth of woorali.

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How could he, indeed, he observed, find the materials for concocting the woorali poison into which to dip the point of his darts?

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The first was composed of several bunches of the woorali vine; another was a root with a sharp, bitter taste.

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Be sure I looked, Doctor, the instant I suspected that woorali had been used.

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Woorali is extremely volatile, for one thing, and evaporates rapidly.

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