Curare is an English word with synonyms like alkaloid. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Curare in a sentence
Curare meaning
- A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
- A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
Synonyms of Curare
Using Curare
- The main meaning on this page is: A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content. | Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. | A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
- Useful related words include: tubocurarine, alkaloid, neuromuscular blocking agent, plant toxin.
Context around Curare
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curare
- In this selection, "curare" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, allowed stand out and add context to how "curare" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alternative to curare in 1951 and patient with curare like drugs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curare" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curare
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In addition, the discovery of muscle relaxants such as curare allowed for safer applications. (14 words)
In extreme cases it may be necessary to paralyze the patient with curare -like drugs and use a mechanical ventilator. (20 words)
The introduction of suxamethonium (succinylcholine), a safer synthetic alternative to curare, in 1951 led to the more widespread use of "modified" ECT. (22 words)
The introduction of suxamethonium (succinylcholine), a safer synthetic alternative to curare, in 1951 led to the more widespread use of "modified" ECT. (22 words)
In extreme cases it may be necessary to paralyze the patient with curare -like drugs and use a mechanical ventilator. (20 words)
In addition, the discovery of muscle relaxants such as curare allowed for safer applications. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
In addition, the discovery of muscle relaxants such as curare allowed for safer applications.
In extreme cases it may be necessary to paralyze the patient with curare -like drugs and use a mechanical ventilator.
The introduction of suxamethonium (succinylcholine), a safer synthetic alternative to curare, in 1951 led to the more widespread use of "modified" ECT.