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curare

noun /kjʊrɑri/ 3 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles

“curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”

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