dronabinol

English

Chemical structure of dronabinol

Etymology

Contraction of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/

Noun

dronabinol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.
   • 2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.

References

• “dronabinol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.