CURARE


Meaning of CURARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kjuˈrɑ:rɪ ]

n. a resinous bitter substance prepared from S. American plants of the genera Strychnos and Chondodendron, paralysing the motor nerves, used by American Indians to poison arrows and blowpipe darts, and formerly used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. [Carib]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.