tubocurarine
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary tu·bo·cu·ra·rine n. Pronunciation: ˌ tü-bō-kyu ̇ - ' rär-ən, ˌ tyü-, - ˌ ēn Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tubo- (fr. 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 So. 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