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tetrahydrocannabinol

[ te-truh-hahy-druh-kuh-nab-uh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

Pharmacology.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrahydrocannabinol1

First recorded in 1965–70; tetra- + hydro- 2 + cannabinol
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Example Sentences

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The proposed rules also ban a list of about 30 “comparable” compounds known as cannabinoids, some naturally occurring and others synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of THC, short for tetrahydrocannabinol.

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A test showed that the sweets contained tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance banned in Russia.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five Americans used the drug in 2019, and new cannabis products, some with a high tetrahydrocannabinol content, are flooding the market.

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According to the autopsy, ethanol — or drinking alcohol — and tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, were detected in Nichols’ system.

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Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the cannabis component that gets users high, CBD is not psychoactive.

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