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dronabinol

US/dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/

dronabinol noun: a synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.

dronabinol: a synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and...
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Noun

dronabinol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.
    • The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times

Origin of dronabinol

Contraction of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Words formed from dronabinol

Questions about dronabinol

What does dronabinol mean?
Dronabinol means a synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.
What part of speech is dronabinol?
Dronabinol is a noun.
How do you pronounce dronabinol?
Dronabinol is pronounced /dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/ (US).

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