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cannabidiol

cannabidiol

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A chemical from the cannabis plant used in medicine to help with pain and seizures
  • noun
  • /ˌkænəˈbɪdɪˌɔl/
  • Specialized
: cannabidiol
  • Research shows that cannabidiol may help reduce anxiety in some patients.
  • cannabidiol oil
  • cannabidiol (CBD)
  • cannabidiol and THC

Examples

  • Many wellness products now include cannabidiol as an ingredient because of its potential health benefits.

  • The 58-year-old resident of Healdsburg is also the co-founder of ProjectCBD.org, which examines the medicinal uses of cannabidiol.

    Blog text (6)

  • Cannabidiol (CBD) has received more attention in recent years as it may reduce anxiety and has antipsychotic properties.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Specifically, cannabidiol (CBD) is increasingly understood as a cannabinoid that may attenuate some of THC's adverse effects.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Nonpsychoactive cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, are particularly advantageous to use because they avoid toxicity that is encountered with psychoactive cannabinoids at high doses useful in the method of the present invention.

    Blog text (28)

  • She started using cannabidiol oil to alleviate her chronic pain.

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Surface Forms

cannabidiol singular
cannabidiols plural

Morphology

cannabidiol = cannabis (semi-transparent) = cannabis + diol

The element 'cannabis' makes the relation to the cannabis plant clear, but '-diol' is a technical chemical suffix (two alcohol groups) that is unlikely to be known to average learners.

Etymology

Cannabidiol comes from the plant name cannabis and the chemical parts di- meaning 'two' and -ol meaning 'alcohol'. A helpful way to remember it is 'CBD' as the specific chemical from the cannabis plant that has two 'alcohol' parts, and that is why cannabidiol names this particular compound used in medicine and wellness.