tetrahydrocannabinol

[te-truh-hahy-druh-kuh-nab-uh-nawl, -nol]

tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol

[te-truh-hahy-druh-kuh-nab-uh-nawl, -nol]
noun Pharmacology.
a compound, C21H30O2, that is the physiologically active component in cannabis preparations (marijuana, hashish, etc.) derived from the Indian hemp plant or produced synthetically. Abbreviation: THC

Origin:
1965–70; tetra- + hydro-2 + cannabinol
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tetrahydrocannabinol tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol (tět'rə-hī'drə-kə-nāb'ə-nôl', -nōl')
n.
THC.

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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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