transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtü-bō-kyu̇-ˈrär-ən, ˌtyü-, -ˌēn ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tubo- (from Latin tubus tube) + curare + -ine; from its being shipped in sections of hollow bamboo
Date: 1898
: a toxic alkaloid or its crystalline hydrochloride salt C 37 H 42 Cl 2 N 2 O 6 that is obtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a South American vine ( Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) and in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituent of curare and is used especially as a skeletal muscle relaxant