Found 2 items, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol.
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Definition: tetrahydrocannabinol
tetrahydrocannabinol
n : psychoactive substance present in marijuana [syn:
THC]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: tetrahydrocannabinol
marijuana
\marijuana\ n.
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (
Cannabis sativa), also
called
hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and
halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
predominently due to
tetrahydrocannabinol (
THC). [Also
spelled
marihuana.]
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana,
Cannabis sativa
.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
[WordNet 1.5]
tetrahydrocannabinol
\tet`ra*hy`dro*can*nab"i*nol\
(t[e^]t`r[.a]*h[imac]`dr[-o]*k[a^]n*n[a^]b"[i^]n[add]l), n.
(Chem. & Med.)
A chemical substance (
C21H20O2) which is produced by the
hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), and is the physiologically
active agent of dried preparations of that plant, called
variously marijuana, hashish, ganja, hemp, etc.; also called
THC. It causes the euphoric effect for which the
preparations are smoked or chewed. It is used in medicine in
a purified form as an antiemetic (an antinausea agent),
especially in conjunction with chemotherapy of cancer. It
occurs primarily as the [Delta]1-3,4-trans isomer, also
called
[Delta]9-THC, with small amounts of the
[Delta]6-3,4-trans isomer detectable at about 1%. It is a
controlled substance, classified as a hallucinogen, and its
possession and distribution is illegal in almost all states
of the United States. --MI11
[PJC]
Cannabis
\Can"na*bis\, prop. n. [L., hemp. See
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order
Uricace[ae]; hemp.
[1913 Webster]
2. The Indian hemp plant plant
Cannabis sativa syn.
Cannabis Indica. See
Cannabis Indica, below.
[PJC]
Cannabis Indica, the Indian hemp, now considered a variety
of the common hemp (
Cannabis sativa), originating in
Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be
formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and
tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are
smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or
hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it. The
THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a
controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal
in most states of the United States. Once classified as a
narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in
the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents.
[1913 Webster +PJC]