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cannabinoid

[ kuh-nab-uh-noid, kan-uh-buh- ]

noun

  1. any of the chemical compounds that are the active principles of marijuana.


cannabinoid

/ ˈkænəbɪˌnɔɪd /

noun

  1. any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cannabinoid1

First recorded in 1965–70; cannabin + -oid
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Example Sentences

CBG is the first — and so, parent — cannabinoid to form as the cannabis plants grow.

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April Hatch first read about the “the mother of all cannabinoids” in a 2011 article.

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Almonte, who serves as class ambassador, said she has most enjoyed classes on cannabinoid chemistry and testing methodology, as well as one on therapeutics.

Natalie Eddington, dean of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, had read a 2017 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on the health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids.

Others were given a drug called rimonabant, which blocks the effects of marijuana-like cannabinoids.

A scientifically-based inventory of strands tells you which cannabinoid will reduce your blood sugar levels.

A 1984 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, resulted in 450 synthetic cannabinoid compounds.

There are roughly 450 synthetic cannabinoid compounds to go around—pick your poison.

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