THC

[ tee-eych-see ]

abbreviation for

, Pharmacology.

1. tetrahydrocannabinol: the primary psychoactive component in marijuana, hashish, and other preparations derived from cannabis plants, especially Cannabis sativa, or produced synthetically:

   Marijuana potency in these dispensaries is anywhere from 15 to 30 percent THC.

THC

abbreviation for

1. tetrahydrocannabidinol: the active ingredient in cannabis, giving it its narcotic and psychoactive effects

Word History and Origins

Origin of THC¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

A more precise association of THC levels and degrees of impairment are not yet available.

From The Daily Beast

All of the employees were constantly blowing out steam, some of it without even nicotine in it, let alone THC.

From The Daily Beast

Basically any quality of weed will do, since the extraction of THC is the point and not the flavor or loftiness of effect.

From The Daily Beast

A 1975 article in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that THC is an effective anti-nausea therapy.

From The Daily Beast

When the liver metabolizes delta-9 THC to 11-hydroxy THC, users feel the “combined effect of the two.”

From The Daily Beast

And he left them under thc eyes of the king of Moab, and they abode with him all the days that David was in the hold.

From Project Gutenberg