a yellow chemical compound, C21H26O2, that is an inactive component of marijuana
see also tetrahydrocannabinol
cannabinol in American English
(kəˈnæbəˌnɔl, -ˌnɑl, ˈkænəbə-)
noun
the parent compound of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active principle of marijuana
Word origin
[1895–1900; cannabin + -ol2]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backwind, cutback, frame of reference, neon