tetrahydrocannabinol
/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydro English tetrahydro Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis)bor. Latin cannabislbor. English cannab(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English -ol English cannabinol English tetrahydrocannabinol From tetrahydro + cannabinol.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/
- British English: /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl/
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Phrases
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid