1 English Synonyms for TUBOCURARINE
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Definition: 1. (biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) 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 C<sub>37</sub>H<sub>41</sub>ClN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>·HCl·5H<sub>2</sub>O to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.
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