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 1948.
Poison, used in medicine 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: Poison, used in medicine
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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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