Meanings
plural cannabidiols · abbreviation CBD
- chemistryA nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
We’re aware of the growing public interest in cannabis and cannabis-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD). This increasing public interest in these products makes it even more important with the passage of this law for the FDA to clarify its regulatory authority over these products.
2018 December 20, U.S. Food, Drug Administration, “Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the agency’s regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds”, in fda.govSynonyms: CBD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκάνναβις (kánnabis)
- Latincannabi
- Englishcannab(is)
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishcannabidiol
From cannab(is) + -i- + di- + -ol.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
cannabidiol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabidiol
“cannabidiol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabidiol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannabidiol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabidiol.
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