n. (Chem.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F.curatif. See Cure, v. t. ] Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]