cannabidiol etymology

English word cannabidiol comes from English cannabis, English -ol, English di-

Detailed word origin of cannabidiol

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cannabis English (eng) A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.. The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating [...]
-ol English (eng) (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. Indicating an oily substance.
di- English (eng) (uncommon) Alternative form of dis-. Two, twice, or double A form of dia- before a vowel.
cannabidiol English (eng) (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

Words with the same origin as cannabidiol

Descendants of cannabis
Weed Day cannabene cannabin cannabusiness cannabutter cantheism tetrahydrocannabinol
Descendants of -ol
aldol androstanol anethole archaeol caldarchaeol carotenol catecholamine catecholate diol dodecanol fucusol gingerol glycol hypergolically ichthyol lanolin laurinol lonchocarpol menthol mesitylol methanol neomenthol pratol sesamol
Descendants of di-
benzodiazepine diallylic diaryl diasterane diazepam dicadmium dichromic acid didendron diepoxy diester diethyl difunctional digirth dilithium dimethyl dimorph diniobium diode dioxide dipetalous dipyridine discandium dizygous morphine diglucuronide radon difluoride