cannabidiol

From cannab(is) +‎ -i- +‎ di- +‎ -ol.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kan.əb.ɪˈdʌɪ.ɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæn.əb.ɪˈdaɪ.ɔl/, /kəˈnæb.ɪˌdaɪˌɔl/

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cannabidiol (plural cannabidiols) (abbreviated as CBD)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

   Synonym: CBD

   Hypernym: cannabinoid

   Coordinate term: tetrahydrocannabinol

   • 2018 December 20, U.S. Food, Drug Administration, “Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the agency’s regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds”, in fda.gov‎^[1]:

     We’re aware of the growing public interest in cannabis and cannabis-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD). This increasing public interest in these products makes it even more important with the passage of this law for the FDA to clarify its regulatory authority over these products.

• cannabinol (CBN)
• cannabigerol (CBG)
• cannabis

• “cannabidiol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “cannabidiol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• cannabidiol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /kanabiˈdjol/ [ka.na.β̞iˈð̞jol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: can‧na‧bi‧diol

cannabidiol m (plural cannabidioles)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) cannabidiol