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tubocurarine
[ too-boh-kyoo-rahr-een, -in, tyoo- ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tubocurarine1
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Moreover, it should be easy to attach the S-reticuline pathway to others than that leading to morphine, to make codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone and oxycodone, all of which are valuable painkillers; sanguinarine and berberine, which are antibiotics; and tubocurarine and papaverine, which are muscle relaxants.
From Economist
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