Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A nonpsychoactive constituent of cannabis, C21H30(OH)2.

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  • noun organic chemistry A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[cannabi(s) + di– + –ol.]

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Examples

  • CBD is short for a substance in plants called cannabidiol.

    Savages Don Winslow 2010

  • British health regulators have approved the sale and marketing of Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

    Paul Armentano: Big-Pharma Backed Marijuana Spray Approved As Medicine, But Consumers Of The Natural Herb Still Face Jail 2010

  • CBD is short for a substance in plants called cannabidiol.

    Savages Don Winslow 2010

  • Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • But another component of marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD) has anti-psychotic effects.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • But another component of marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD) has anti-psychotic effects.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

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