Home › Words › C › cannabinecannabinecannabine means relating to hemp; hempen.EtymologyLatin cannabinus.adjRelating to hemp; hempen.nounAn alkaloid extracted from Cannabis sativa or hemp that was used medicinally in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.e.g.“Indian hemp yields cannabine and cannabine hydrate; combined with tannin the hydrate forms a staple compound.” — 1886, Thomas Michael Dolan, A Summary of New Remedies, page 19:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cannabin 75% match — A resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica), thought to be responsible for the narcotic effects of hashish. vs cannabine →cannabene 74% match — A colourless oil obtained from hemp by distillation, with the same intoxicating properties as cannabis. vs cannabine →cannabinol 71% match — A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). vs cannabine →cannabic 68% match — Pertaining to hemp or cannabis. vs cannabine →cannabionoid 67% match — Synonym of cannabinoid. vs cannabine →cannabichromanone 66% match — A cannabinoid found in Cannabis sativa. vs cannabine →canachromine 66% match — A cannabinoid of unknown constitution vs cannabine →canbisol 64% match — A synthetic cannabinoid derivative used mainly in scientific research. vs cannabine →