n. 箭毒, 马钱子, 马钱子属植物, 番木鳖

[化] 箭毒; 苦拉拉

[医] 箭毒

[ noun ]
a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
<noun.substance>
curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction

Curare \Cu*ra"re\ Curari \Cu*ra"ri\(k?-r?"r?), n. [Native name.
Cf. {Wourall}.]
A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American
Indians from the bark of several species of {Strychnos}
({Strychnos toxifera}, etc.). It sometimes has little effect
when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced
into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison.
[Written also {urari}, {woorali}, {woorari}, etc.]