curare in Dutch
curare in Dutch is curare — curare means a toxic plant extract traditionally used by South American peoples to poison arrows and darts.
curare in Dutch
curare
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
What does "curare" mean?
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noun A toxic plant extract traditionally used by South American peoples to poison arrows and darts.
"Hunters coated their darts with curare to paralyze prey quickly."
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noun A purified form of this toxin once used medically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
"Curare derivatives were once used by anesthesiologists to relax muscles during operations."
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curare in a sentence
- Hunters coated their darts with curare to paralyze prey quickly.
- Curare derivatives were once used by anesthesiologists to relax muscles during operations.
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What is "curare" in Dutch?
"curare" in Dutch is curare. curare means: A toxic plant extract traditionally used by South American peoples to poison arrows and darts.
How do you use "curare" in a sentence?
Example: "Hunters coated their darts with curare to paralyze prey quickly." In Dutch, "curare" is curare.
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