cannabinoid

English

Etymology

From cannabis +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/

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Noun

cannabinoid (plural cannabinoids)

1. (organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.
   • 2019 May 14, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Can CBD Really Do All That?”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1]:

     White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2.

   • 2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →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.

Hyponyms

• cannabinol / CBN
• cannabidiol / CBD
• cannabigerol / CBG
• endocannabinoid
• tetrahydrocannabinol / THC
• exogenous cannabinoid

Derived terms

• alternative cannabinoid
• cannabinoidergic
• cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
• cannabinoid receptor
• endocannabinoid
• noncannabinoid
• phytocannabinoid

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)

1. (organic chemistry) Structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol