tetrahydrocannabinol

UK/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl/UK/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ).kəˈnæb.ɪn.ɒl/US/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/US/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkæ.nə.bɪˌnɔl/

noun

The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

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THC
OriginEnglish cannabinol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
UncommonScrabble 31
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Meanings

nountetrahydrocannabinol (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahydrocannabinols)

plural tetrahydrocannabinols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
    1 more example

    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 double the 2023 quota for delta-9 THC to 628,460 grams and called for 350,000 grams of other tetrahydrocannabinols.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

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THC

More synonyms by meaning

nounpsychoactive substance present in marijuana

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THC
Broader
psychoactive drugmind-altering drugconsciousness-altering drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishhydro
  7. Englishtetrahydro
  8. Ancient Greekκάνναβις (kánnabis)
  9. Latincannabi
  10. Englishcannab(is)
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishcannabinol
  19. Englishtetrahydrocannabinol

From tetrahydro + cannabinol.

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Translations

Afrikaans tetrahidrokannabinol
  • tetrahidrokannabinolTHC
Bulgarian тетрахидроканабинол
  • тетрахидроканабинол (tetrahidrokanabinol)THC
Catalan tetrahidrocannabinol
  • tetrahidrocannabinolTHC
Chinese Cantonese 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚
  • 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚 (sei³ hing¹ daai⁶ maa⁴ fan¹)THC
Chinese Mandarin 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚
  • 四氫大麻酚 /四氢大麻酚 (sì qīng dàmá fēn)THC
Czech tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Danish tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Dutch tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Esperanto kvarhidrokanabinolo
  • kvarhidrokanabinoloTHC
Finnish tetrahydrokannabinoli
  • tetrahydrokannabinoliTHC
French tétrahydrocannabinol
  • tétrahydrocannabinolTHC
German Tetrahydrocannabinol
  • TetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Hebrew טטרה־הידרו־קנאבינול
  • טטרה־הידרו־קנאבינולTHC
Hungarian tetrahidrokannabinol
  • tetrahidrokannabinolTHC
Italian tetraidrocannabinolo
  • tetraidrocannabinoloTHC
Japanese テトラヒドロカンナビノール
  • テトラヒドロカンナビノール (tetorahidorokannabinōru)THC
Lithuanian tetrahidrokanabinolis
  • tetrahidrokanabinolisTHC
Norwegian tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Persian تتراهیدروکانابینول
  • تتراهیدروکانابینول (tetrâhidrokânâbinol)THC
Polish tetrahydrokannabinol
  • tetrahydrokannabinolTHC
Portuguese tetraidrocanabinol
  • tetraidrocanabinolTHC
Romanian tetrahidrocannabinol
  • tetrahidrocannabinolTHC
Russian тетрагидроканнабино́л
  • тетрагидроканнабино́л (tetragidrokannabinól)THC
Slovak tetrahydrokanabinol
  • tetrahydrokanabinolTHC
Spanish tetrahidrocannabinol
  • tetrahidrocannabinolTHC
Swedish tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Thai เตตร้าไฮโดรแคนนาบินอล
  • เตตร้าไฮโดรแคนนาบินอล (dtètráahaidrokaennaabìnolaw)THC
Turkish tetrahidrokannabinol
  • tetrahidrokannabinolTHC
Ukrainian тетрагідроканнабіно́л
  • тетрагідроканнабіно́л (tetrahidrokannabinól)THC
Welsh tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetrahydrocannabinolTHC
Cite this entry
APA

tetrahydrocannabinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrocannabinol

MLA

“tetrahydrocannabinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrocannabinol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrahydrocannabinol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrocannabinol.

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