tubocurarine

 
Pronunciation: /ˌtjuːbə(ʊ)ˈkjʊərəriːn/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from curare and used to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin tubus 'tube' + curare + -ine4