Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anandamide

/əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: anan-damide
IPA: /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English -amide English anandamide From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + English -amide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anandamides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce anandamide?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/.
What does anandamide mean?: A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.
Where does anandamide come from?: Etymology tree Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English -amide English anandamide From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + English -amide.

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