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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
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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)
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)
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