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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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THC   (tē'āch-sē')   
n.  A compound, C21H30O2, obtained from cannabis or made synthetically, that is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish.

[t(etra)h(ydro)c(annabinol).]
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Main Entry: tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol
Pronunciation: -k&-'nab-&-"nol, -"nOl
Function: noun
: THC; especially : THC a

Main Entry: THC
Pronunciation: "tE-"Ach-'sE
Function: noun
: either of two physiologically active isomers C21H30O2 from hempplant resin: a : one that is the chief intoxicant in marijuana and is used medicinally called also delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9-THC; —see DRONABINOL b : one that is present in marijuana only in minute quantities
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tetrahydrocannabinol tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol (tět'rə-hī'drə-kə-nāb'ə-nôl', -nōl')
n.
THC.

THC (tē'āch-sē')
n.
Tetrahydrocannabinol; a compound that is obtained from cannabis or is made synthetically; it is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
THC

  1. tetrahydrocannabinol

  2. thermohaline circulation

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