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Curare vs Curarine - What's the difference?

curare | curarine |

As nouns the difference between curare and curarine

is that curare is a plant, species: Strychnos toxifera, known for the toxin it produces while curarine is the alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare.

curare

English

(wikipedia curare)

Alternative forms

* curari, urare, urari, woorari

Noun

(-)
  • A plant, , known for the toxin it produces.
  • A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

    • Related terms

    * curariform * curarisation, curarization

    curarine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare.