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tubocurarine

/ˌtu.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
tubocu-rarine
IPA
/ˌtu.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cation portion of tubocurarine chloride.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin tubus (“tube”) + curare + -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtu.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/
  • British English: /ˌtjuː.bə(ʊ)ˈkjʊə.ɹə.ɹiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tubocurarines (plural)

Derived Forms

dimethyltubocurarinium

Phrases

tubocurarine chloride -curonium -curium

Frequently Paired Words

-curonium -curium tubocurare

Synonyms

curare

Questions

How do you pronounce tubocurarine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtu.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/.
What does tubocurarine mean?
The cation portion of tubocurarine chloride.
Where does tubocurarine come from?
From Latin tubus (“tube”) + curare + -ine.

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