"curare" meaning in English

See curare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curare.wav Forms: curares [plural]
Etymology: From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sai-car}} Cariban, {{cog|car|urari}} Kari'na urari, {{cog|tri|urari}} Trió urari, {{cog|ake|urari}} Akawaio urari, {{cog|aoc|urari}} Pemon urari, {{cog|mbc|urari}} Macushi urari, {{taxfmt|Strychnos|genus}} Strychnos Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} curare (usually uncountable, plural curares)
  1. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-L0ErvCFL Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 44 38
  2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Poisons Categories (lifeform): Gentianales order plants, Ranunculales order plants
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-93qwJq5g Disambiguation of Poisons: 21 50 29 Disambiguation of Gentianales order plants: 22 63 14 Disambiguation of Ranunculales order plants: 21 65 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 44 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 13 30 11 7 8 13 9 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 28 13 8 5 16 10 2 2 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 58 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 60 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 62 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 69 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 60 23
  3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine): curare [neuter] (Dutch), curare [masculine] (French), Curare [neuter] (German), curaro [masculine] (Italian), kurara [feminine] (Polish), curare [masculine] (Portuguese), curare [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-Wn7ka1qC Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 44 38 Disambiguation of 'a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine': 17 10 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: curari, urare, urari, woorari, wurali Derived forms: anticurare, curarine, curarise, -curium, -curonium, leptocurare, pachycurare, tubocurarine Related terms: curariform, curarisation, curarization, curarize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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