curare in Italian
curare in Italian is curaro — curare means a toxic plant extract traditionally used by South American peoples to poison arrows and darts.
curare in Italian
curaro
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 Italian?
"curare" in Italian is curaro. 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 Italian, "curare" is curaro.
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