cannabinoid
English
/ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.
Etymology
Suffix from English cannabis, cannabis + English -n- + English -oid (resembling, -like).
Origin
English
-oid
Gloss
resembling, -like
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -n- English
- -oid English
- Echonian English
- Junonian English
- Leonid English
- Lurianic English
- Pyrrhonist English
- cannabene English
- cannabidiol English
- cannabin English
- cannabinoidergic English
- cannabinol English
- cannabis English
- cannabislike English
- cannabism English
- embryoniferous English
- endocannabinoid English
- endocannabinoidergic English
- myeloidin English
- noncannabinoid English
- phytocannabinoid English
- cannabis Latin
- cannabis Italian
- cannabis French
- -ειδής Ancient Greek
- cannabas Irish
- kanabo Ido