dronabinol

English

Chemical structure of dronabinol

Etymology

Contraction of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/

Noun

dronabinol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.
   • 2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.

Derived terms

• nabitan
• tinabinol

 

References

• “dronabinol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.