cannabinoid

American

[kuh-nab-uh-noid, kan-uh-buh-] / kəˈnæb əˌnɔɪd, ˈkæn ə bə- /

noun

any of the chemical compounds that are the active principles of marijuana.

cannabinoid British

/ ˈkænəbɪˌnɔɪd /

noun

any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin

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Etymology

Origin of cannabinoid

First recorded in 1965–70; cannabin + -oid

Example Sentences

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Activity of the cannabinoid receptor 1, which is involved in controlling pain perception, also decreased in the thalamic reticular nucleus after CSD.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

To flesh out how hemp’s cannabinoids impact livestock, scientists at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment fed 10 lactating dairy cows differing amounts of hemp feed containing a range of cannabinoid concentrations.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2022

In 2015, a research team led by Dr. Johannes Fuss at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany tested the relationship between cannabinoid receptors and running with exercise-conditioned mice.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Endocannabinoids work on cannabinoid receptors throughout the brain and body.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2022

The hippocampi, paired structures in the temporal lobe that are crucial in the formation of new memories, are studded with cannabinoid receptors.

From Scientific American • May 7, 2020

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