dronabinol

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US/dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/

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.

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Meanings

noundronabinol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA 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

Contraction of tetrahydrocannabinol.

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APA

dronabinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronabinol

MLA

“dronabinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronabinol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dronabinol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronabinol.

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