Hyphenation of curare

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word curare? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cu-rare

Definitions of curare:

1.	A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles Curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction

Synonyms of curare:

noun	tubocurarine, alkaloid, neuromuscular blocking agent, plant toxin, phytotoxin

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