cannabidiol

English

CBD (cannabidiol)

cannabidiol (CBD)

Etymology

From cannabis +‎ diol.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• cannabidiolic
• cannabidiolic acid (CBDA)

 

Related terms

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

References

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

Further reading

• cannabidiol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

cannabidiol m (plural cannabidioles)

1. cannabidiol