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tubocurarine

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tu⋅bo⋅cu⋅ra⋅rine

  [too-boh-kyoo-rahr-een, -in, tyoo-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
the principal active alkaloid of curare, C38H44Cl2N2O, used as a muscle relaxant, esp. as an adjunct to anesthesia.
Origin:
1895–1900; < G Tubocurarin, equiv. to Tubocurar(e) (see tube, -o-, curare ) + -in -in 2
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tu·bo·cu·ra·rine   (tōō'bō-kŏŏ-rä'rĭn, -rēn', -kyŏŏ-, tyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. An alkaloid that is the active component of curare.

  2. The chloride of this alkaloid, C38H44Cl2N2O6, used as a muscle relaxant.


[Latin tubus, tube (from the practice of shipping it in bamboo tubes) + curarine (curare + -ine2).]
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Main Entry: tu·bo·cu·ra·rine
Pronunciation: "t(y)ü-bO-kyu-'rär-&n, -"En
Function: noun
: a toxic alkaloid that isobtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a So. American vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae), that in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituentof 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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