nabilone

N1A1B3I1L1O1N1E1

noun

A synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.

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Meanings

nounnabilone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.

    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

From nab- (“cannabinoid receptor agonist”)[Term?] + -one.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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