Definition of Cannabinoid

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cannabinoid

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannabinoid

cankerworms
cankery
cankle
cankles
canlike
cann
cann't
canna
canna lily
cannabene
cannabic
cannabidiol
cannabidiolic acid synthase
cannabin
cannabine
cannabinoid (current term)
cannabinoid receptor
cannabinoids
cannabinol
cannabinols
cannabinomimetic
cannabins
cannabipiperidiethanone
cannabis
cannabis resin
cannabises
cannabislike
cannabism
cannach

Literary usage of Cannabinoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"Considerable effort has been expended in synthesizing cannabinoid analogs largely because of the need to develop new therapeutic agents (Razdan 1986). ..."

2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"(personal communication) have reported that a single amino acid substitution in the cannabinoid receptor eliminates the binding of the prototype AAI, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The polar material on or near the solvent application point was collected and extracted with chloroform. This fraction contains cannabinoid acids (3, ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"A cannabinoid test system is a device intended to measure any of the cannabinoids, hallucinogenic compounds endogenous to ..."

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