English word curariform comes from English -iform ((with interfix -i-).), English curare
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-iform | English (eng) | (with interfix -i-). |
curare | English (eng) | A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. |
curariform | English (eng) | Resembling curare. |