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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
tetrahydrocannabinol tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol (tět'rə-hī'drə-kə-nāb'ə-nôl', -nōl')
n.
THC.
tetrahydrocannabinol
active constituent of marijuana and hashish that was first isolated from the Indian hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) and synthesized in 1965. For the effects of the drug, see marijuana.
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