cannabinoid

English

Etymology

cannabis +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/

Noun

cannabinoid (plural cannabinoids)

(organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.
- 2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during pleasant activities, such as orgasms, and also when we run, studies show.

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Translations

any psychoactive compound found in cannabis

Finnish: kannabinoidi (fi)
German: Cannabinoid n
Italian: cannabinoide (it) m
Romanian: canabinoid m
Russian: каннабино́ид (ru) m (kannabinóid)
Serbo-Croatian: канабиноид m (kanabinoid)
Turkish: kanabinoid

Adjective

cannabinoid (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol

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