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Meaning of Curare | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi

Definitions

  1. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
  2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
  3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

Equivalents

Deutsch Curare
Español curare
Suomi kurare
Français curare
Italiano curare curaro
Nederlands curare
Português curare

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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