tubocurarine
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noun \ˌtü-bō-kyu̇-ˈrär-ən, ˌtyü-, -ˌēn\Definition of TUBOCURARINE
: a toxic alkaloid or its crystalline hydrochloride salt C37H42Cl2N2O6 that is obtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a South American vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) and in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituent of curare and is used especially as a skeletal muscle relaxant
Origin of TUBOCURARINE
International Scientific Vocabulary tubo- (from Latin tubus tube) + curare + -ine; from its being shipped in sections of hollow bamboo
First Known Use: 1898
tu·bo·cu·ra·rine
noun \ˌt(y)ü-bō-kyu̇-ˈrär-ən, -ˌēn\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TUBOCURARINE
: a toxic alkaloid that is obtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a South American vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae), that in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituent of curare, and that is used in the form of its hydrated hydrochloride C37H41ClN2O6·HCl·5H2O especially as a skeletal muscle relaxant
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