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cannabine

cannabine adjective: relating to hemp; hempen.

Adjective

cannabine (not comparable)

  1. Relating to hemp; hempen.

Noun

cannabine

  1. (historical) An alkaloid extracted from Cannabis sativa or hemp that was used medicinally in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    • Indian hemp yields cannabine and cannabine hydrate; combined with tannin the hydrate forms a staple compound.1886, Thomas Michael Dolan, A Summary of New Remedies, page 19
    • Cannabine occurs as a syrupy, brown liquid; but the tannate of the alkaloid is a yellowish-brown powder, of a bitter taste and almost odorless.1893, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies

Origin of cannabine

Latin cannabinus.

Questions about cannabine

What does cannabine mean?
Cannabine means relating to hemp; hempen.
What part of speech is cannabine?
Cannabine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cannabine in the dictionary

  1. cannabigerovarinic acid
  2. cannabimimetic
  3. cannabimimetics
  4. cannabin
  5. cannabinaceous
  6. cannabine
  7. cannabinergic
  8. cannabinerolic acid
  9. cannabinodiol
  10. cannabinodivarin
  11. cannabinoid

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