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curare
Curare refers specifically to a class of alkaloids used as muscle relaxants. In a historical and anthropological context, it is associated with the traditional hunting practices of indigenous Amazonian tribes, where it is applied to darts to immobilize prey without killing the animal instantly through organ failure, but rather through respiratory paralysis.
In a medical context, derivatives of curare were historically used in anesthesia to prevent muscle spasms during surgery. Because it is a chemical substance and a specific type of toxin, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun; one does not refer to "curares" but rather to "amounts of curare" or "curare preparations."
Meanings
Examples
The indigenous tribes of the Amazon use curare to immobilize their prey.
The indigenous tribes of the Amazon use curare to immobilize their prey.
He wondered if the dart was tipped with curare.
Curare acts by blocking the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.
Curare acts by blocking the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.
The hunter carefully applied a layer of curare to the tip of the blowgun dart.
Is curare actually lethal if it does not enter the bloodstream?
Early medical researchers studied curare to develop muscle relaxants for surgery.
The toxin known as curare causes total skeletal muscle paralysis.
I can't believe they used curare for hunting in the rainforest.