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anandamide

US/əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/

anandamide noun: a derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.

Noun

anandamide (countable and uncountable, plural anandamides)

  1. A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.

Forms of anandamide

pluralanandamides

Origin of anandamide

From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + English -amide.

Questions about anandamide

What does anandamide mean?
Anandamide means a derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.
What part of speech is anandamide?
Anandamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce anandamide?
Anandamide is pronounced /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of anandamide?
The plural of anandamide is anandamides.

Words near anandamide in the dictionary

  1. Anand Marg
  2. ananda
  3. Ananda Marg
  4. Ananda Marga
  5. Anandakrishnan
  6. anandamide
  7. anandamides
  8. Anandi
  9. anandite
  10. Anando
  11. anandria

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