Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cu-rarize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To administer curare to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Curarize the frog sufficiently to paralyze the motor nerves."
"Curarize a large frog, and remove the arches from the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth vertebræ."
"It is difficult to curarize vitally stained frogs, and thoroughly curarized animals may be restored by injections of dyestuff (Congo red, trypan blue)."
"In addition, I do not smoke nor does anyone in my laboratory when we curarize rats."

Etymology

From curare + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: curare

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

curarizes (present, singular) curarizing (participle, present) curarized (participle, past) curarized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

curarization

Questions

What does curarize mean?: To administer curare to.
Where does curarize come from?: From curare + -ize.

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