tetrahydrocannabinol etymology

English word tetrahydrocannabinol comes from English cannabinol, English hydro-, English tetra- (Four.)

Detailed word origin of tetrahydrocannabinol

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cannabinol English (eng) (organic compound) A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
hydro- English (eng) (chemistry) hydrogen. (mineralogy) a hydrous compound. (zoology) Hydrozoa. Water.
tetra- English (eng) Four.
tetrahydrocannabinol English (eng) (organic compound) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

Words with the same origin as tetrahydrocannabinol

Descendants of hydro-
MHD MHDP MHDT autohydrolysis benzohydroquinone cal dehydroamino dendrohydrology dihydrobromide ectohydric electrohydrodynamic hydramide hydrarchy hydrarthrosis hydremia hydrencephalocele hydro hydronymy hydrostratigraphic hydruret hydruria monohydric nonhydric tetrahydrochloride xylohydroquinone
Descendants of tetra-
carbon tetrachloride silver tribromide tellurium tetraiodide tetrabarbital tetrabasic tetraborate tetrachloride tetrachromacy tetrachromatic tetradelphous tetradelphy tetraene tetrafluoride tetranitro tetranucleosome tetraparalogous tetrapartite tetraphobia tetraquark tetrasialic tetrasilicide tetrasodium tetrastarch tetrasulfonated uranium tetraiodide