tu·bo·cu·ra·rine 
(t′bō-k-rärĭn, -rēn′, -ky-, ty′-)
(t′bō-k-rärĭn, -rēn′, -ky-, ty′-)n.
1. An alkaloid that is an active component of curare obtained from the plant Chondrodendron tomentosum.
2. The hydrated chloride form of this alkaloid, C38H44Cl2N2O6, used as a drug to relax skeletal muscles during anesthesia.
[Latin tubus, tube (from the practice of shipping it in bamboo tubes) + curarine (CURARE + -INE2).]
- Indo-European root: ters-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: teutā-
- Indo-European root: teuə-
- Indo-European root: tkei-
- Indo-European root: to-
- Indo-European root: tolkw-
- Indo-European root: tong-
- Indo-European root: treb-
- Indo-European root: trei-
- Indo-European root: trep-
- Indo-European root: treud-
- Indo-European root: tu-
- Indo-European root: ud-
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-
- Indo-European root: wap-
- Indo-European root: we-
- Indo-European root: webh-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: weg-