cannabin

[ kan-uh-bin ]

noun

1. a biologically active resin extracted from Indian hemp.

cannabin

/ ˈkænəbɪn /

noun

1. a greenish-black poisonous resin obtained from the Indian hemp plant Also calledcannabis resin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannabin¹

< Latin cannab ( is ) hemp + -in ²

Example Sentences

Cannabin, done in thickly applied tropical reds and blue-greens, showed flies feeding on the carcass of a dog.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have no room or right here to dwell upon this interesting discovery further than to say that we have obtained a substance we suppose to bear the analogy desired and to deserve the title of Cannabin.

From Project Gutenberg