curare

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/    美 /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content. uncountable,usually
  2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. uncountable,usually
  3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery. uncountable,usually

词形变化

curares plural curari alternative urare alternative urari alternative woorari alternative wurali alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
anticurare curarine curarise -curium -curonium leptocurare pachycurare tubocurarine
相关词
curariform curarisation curarization curarize

词源

From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos.
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