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tetrahydrocannabinol

UK/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl//ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/

tetrahydrocannabinol noun: the psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

tetrahydrocannabinol: the psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol
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Noun

tetrahydrocannabinol (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahydrocannabinols)

  1. The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
    • While the agency hasn’t proposed changing its 2023 6.7 million-gram quota for marijuana for 2024, it is now calling for the manufacturing of 900,610 grams of delta-9 THC and 790,010 grams of all other tetrahydrocannabinol. That represents another increase after DEA already moved this week to nearly...2023 February 11, Kyle Jaeger, “DEA Wants Nearly 1 Million Grams Of Delta-9 THC Manufactured For Research Next Year In Latest Schedule I Quota Hike”, in Marijuana Moment
    Synonyms:
    THC

tetrahydrocannabinol meaning in Persian and Thai

tetrahydrocannabinol in Persian

THC
تتراهیدروکانابینول tetrâhidrokânâbinol

tetrahydrocannabinol in Thai

THC
เตตร้าไฮโดรแคนนาบินอล dtètráahaidrokaennaabìnolaw

Synonyms of tetrahydrocannabinol

Forms of tetrahydrocannabinol

pluraltetrahydrocannabinols

Origin of tetrahydrocannabinol

From tetrahydro + cannabinol.

Words formed from tetrahydrocannabinol

Questions about tetrahydrocannabinol

What does tetrahydrocannabinol mean?
Tetrahydrocannabinol means the psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol in Persian?
Tetrahydrocannabinol in Persian is تتراهیدروکانابینول (tetrâhidrokânâbinol). See Tetrahydrocannabinol meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is tetrahydrocannabinol?
Tetrahydrocannabinol is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetrahydrocannabinol?
Tetrahydrocannabinol is pronounced /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl/ (UK).
What is the plural of tetrahydrocannabinol?
The plural of tetrahydrocannabinol is tetrahydrocannabinols.

Words near tetrahydrocannabinol in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydroaminoacridine
  2. tetrahydroberberastine
  3. tetrahydrobiopterin
  4. tetrahydroborate
  5. tetrahydroborates
  6. tetrahydrocannabinol
  7. tetrahydrocannabinols
  8. tetrahydrocannabivarin
  9. tetrahydrocannabivarins
  10. tetrahydrocannabivarol
  11. tetrahydrocarbazole

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