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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Psychoactive substance present in marijuana

Synonyms:

tetrahydrocannabinol; THC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tetrahydrocannabinol" is a kind of...):

consciousness-altering drug; mind-altering drug; psychoactive drug; psychoactive substance (a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions)

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 Context examples: 

This agent exhibits a lower psychotropic potency than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

(Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)

Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC) binds to the cannabinoid G-protein coupled receptor CB1, located in the central nervous system; CB1 receptor activation inhibits adenyl cyclase, increases mitogen-activated protein kinase activities, modulates several potassium channel conductances and inhibits N- and P/Q-type Ca2+ channels.

(Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)