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tetrahydrocannabinol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/ (General-American)
• /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ).kəˈnæb.ɪn.ɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkæ.nə.bɪˌnɔl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydro English tetrahydro 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 English -ol English cannabinol English tetrahydrocannabinol From tetrahydro + cannabinol.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
   • While the agency hasn’t proposed changing its 2023 6.7 million-gram quota for marijuana for 2024, it is now calling for the manufacturing of 900,610 grams of delta-9 THC and 790,010 grams of all other tetrahydrocannabinol. That represents another increase after DEA already moved this week to nearly double the 2023 quota for delta-9 THC to 628,460 grams and called for 350,000 grams of other tetrahydrocannabinols. 2023 February 11, Kyle Jaeger, “DEA Wants Nearly 1 Million Grams Of Delta-9 THC Manufactured For Research Next Year In Latest Schedule I Quota Hike”, in Marijuana Moment:

Forms

Deriveds

tetrahydrocannabivarin · THCV · THCA · tetrahydrocannabinolic acid

Hypernyms

cannabinoid

Relateds

cannabigerol · CBG · cannabidiol · cannabis · CBD · CBN · cannabinol

Synonyms

THC

Translations (34)

cs tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · uk тетрагідроканнабіно́л (THC) · pt tetraidrocanabinol (THC) · fi tetrahydrokannabinoli (THC) · yue 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚 (THC) · cy tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · lt tetrahidrokanabinolis (THC) · ca tetrahidrocannabinol (THC) · ro tetrahidrocannabinol (THC) · fa تتراهیدروکانابینول (THC) · th เตตร้าไฮโดรแคนนาบินอล (THC) · fr tétrahydrocannabinol (THC) · da tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · es tetrahidrocannabinol (THC) · de Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · sv tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · af tetrahidrokannabinol (THC) · no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · tr tetrahidrokannabinol (THC) · pl tetrahydrokannabinol (THC) · sk tetrahydrokanabinol (THC) · sh тетрахидроканабинол (THC) · sh tetrahidrokanabinol (THC) · eo kvarhidrokanabinolo (THC) · it tetraidrocannabinolo (THC) · hu tetrahidrokannabinol (THC) · sl tetrahidrokanabinol (THC) · ru тетрагидроканнабино́л (THC) · ja テトラヒドロカンナビノール (THC) · gl tetrahidrocannabinol (THC) · bg тетрахидроканабинол (THC) · nl tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) · cmn 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚 (THC) · he טטרה־הידרו־קנאבינול (THC)