cannabinol

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noun

A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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CBN
OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nouncannabinol (countable and uncountable, plural cannabinols)

plural cannabinols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

    Synonyms: CBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Similar
CBN

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκάνναβις (kánnabis)
  2. Latincannabi
  3. Englishcannab(is)
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. Englishcannabinol

From cannab(is) + -in + -ol.

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APA

cannabinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabinol

MLA

“cannabinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabinol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannabinol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannabinol.

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