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cannabinoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis)bor. Latin cannabislbor. English cannab(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English cannabinoid From cannab(is) + -in + -oid.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol

cannabinoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis)bor. Latin cannabislbor. English cannab(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English cannabinoid From cannab(is) + -in + -oid.

Meanings

  1. Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.
    • White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2. 2019 May 14, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Can CBD Really Do All That?”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2022:
    • Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during pleasant activities, such as orgasms, and also when we run, studies show. 2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2022:

Forms

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cannabinoids Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

alternative cannabinoid · cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome · noncannabinoid · alt-cannabinoid · cannabinoidergic · phytocannabinoid · hemp-derived cannabinoid · cannabinoid receptor · endocannabinoid

Hyponyms

THC · CBN · CBG · exogenous cannabinoid · cannabinol · tetrahydrocannabinol · CBD · cannabidiol · cannabigerol · endocannabinoid

Translations (9)

ru каннабино́ид (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · fi kannabinoidi (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · it cannabinoide (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · de Cannabinoid (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · tr kanabinoid (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · uk канабіно́їд (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · pl kannabinoid (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · ro canabinoid (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis) · sh канабиноид (any psychoactive compound found in cannabis)