Definition of Curarine. Meaning of Curarine. Synonyms of Curarine

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Definition of Curarine

Curarine
Curarine Cu"ra*rine (k?"r?-r?n or k?-r?"r?n; 104), n. (Chem.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts.

Meaning of Curarine from wikipedia

- Curare (/kʊˈrɑːri/ or /kjʊˈrɑːri/; kuu-RAH-ree or kyuu-RAH-ree) is a common name for various alkaloid arrow poisons originating from plant extracts. Used...
- Legacy". Can J Anaesth. 39 (1): 49–55. Gray TC, Halton J (August 1946). "Curarine with Balanced Anaesthesia". British Medical Journal. 2 (4469): 293–295...
- Curare is a generic term for arrow poisons that contain tubocurarine, curarine, quinine, protocurarine and related alkaloids. Most frequently it is derived...
- bases. Among these are the retuline class alkaloids C-dihydrotoxiferine, C-curarine and C-caleb****ine and the monomeric C-fluorocurarine, which are also the...