cannabidiol

[ kuh-nab-uh-dahy-awl, -ol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. CBD ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannabidiol¹

First recorded in 1935–40; cannabi(s) ( def ) + di- ¹( def ) + -ol ¹( def )

Example Sentences

CBD—short for cannabidiol—is extracted from the hemp or the marijuana plant.

From Time

They found that cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive compound also known as CBD, and one of its metabolites, 7-OH-CBD, seem to hamper infection.

From Popular-Science

The bill included his provision that legalized industrial hemp, a form of cannabis that can be made into a wide variety of products including cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating cannabis compound commonly called CBD.

From FiveThirtyEight

At the same time, CBD, cannabidiol, was the second-most concentrated in the normal cannabis plant.

From Freakonomics

THC and cannabidiol both induce apoptosis in leukemic cell lines.

From The Daily Beast

Ditto for cannabidiol and colon cancer, according to British researchers at Lancaster University.

From The Daily Beast