cannabinoid

English

Etymology

cannabis +‎ -oid (cannabis +‎ -n- +‎ -oid)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/

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.

Hyponyms

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

Translations

any psychoactive compound found in cannabis

• Finnish: kannabinoidi (fi)
• Italian: cannabinoide (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: canabinoid m
• Russian: каннабино́ид (ru) m (kannabinóid)
• Serbo-Croatian: канабиноид m (kanabinoid)

Adjective

cannabinoid (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol