Cannabinol
/ˌkæn.əˈbɪn.ɒl/noun
A mildly psychoactive cannabinoid found in aged cannabis and produced by oxidation of THC.
Did you know?Cannabinol was named from the same Latin root as cannabis, which ultimately traces back to ancient words for hemp—long before chemistry gave it a modern, scientific identity.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kánnabis
“hemp; cannabis plant”
Latin
Latin
cannabis
“hemp”
19th Century
English
cannabin
“a resinous constituent of cannabis”
Late 19th Century
English
cannabinol
“a chemical name formed from cannabis + -ol for an alcohol-like compound”
Modern English
English
cannabinol
“a cannabinoid found in aged cannabis”