/tooh'boh kyoo rahr"een, -in, tyooh'-/ , n. Pharm.
the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, esp. as an adjunct to anesthesia.
[ 1895-1900; Tubocurarin, equiv. to Tubocurar ( e ) (see TUBE, -O-, CURARE) + -in -IN 2 ]