curare

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美[kjʊ\'rɑrɪ]

基本释义

n.
箭毒马鞍子,箭毒(箭毒马鞍子的毒素,南美洲印地安人用以浸制毒箭)

实用例句

The modern clinical use of curare probably dates from 1932.

箭毒的现代临床应用可追溯至1932年.

辞典例句

It is a curare alkaloid derived from the South American plant.

它是箭毒碱,提取自一种南美产的植物.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison;

    "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"

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