n :  a basic compound that acts similarly to curare and is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride C₁₄H₃₀Cl₂N₂O₄·2H₂O as a muscle relaxant in surgery - called also suxamethonium  - see ANECTINE  .
 
   
 
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