The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CURARE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1976.
Paralytic poison crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CURARE | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Paralytic poison
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neurotoxin
- venom
- paralytic agent
- nerve agent
- hayfever
- anaphylactic shock
- atopic
- hay fever
- hypothermic
- industrial disease
- toxicity
- acute toxicity
Crossword Answer definitions
CURARE noun- A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content
- Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae
- A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery
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