tubocurarine chloride (English, noun)
expansion: tubocurarine chloride (uncountable)
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glosses: A toxic compound of the alkaloid class obtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a South American vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) that in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituent of curare and used in the form of its hydrated hydrochloride C₃₇H₄₁ClN₂O₆·HCl·5H₂O to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.
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