| 单词 | curare |
| 释义 | curare in British English or curari (kjʊˈrɑːrɪ) noun 1. black resin obtained from certain tropical South American trees, esp Chondrodendron tomentosum, acting on the motor nerves to cause muscular paralysis: used medicinally as a muscle relaxant and by indigenous peoples of South America as an arrow poison 2. any of various trees of the genera Chondrodendron (family Menispermaceae) and Strychnos (family Loganiaceae) from which this resin is obtained Word origin C18: from Portuguese and Spanish, from Carib kuraricurare in American English (kjuˈrɑːri, ku-) noun Also: curari1. a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, esp. S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain indigenous peoples of South America for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves 2. a plant yielding this substance Word origin [1770–80; ‹ Pg ‹ Carib kurari] |
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