any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin
cannabinoid in American English
(kəˈnæbəˌnɔid, ˈkænəbə-)
noun
any of the chemical compounds that are the active principles of marijuana
Word origin
[1965–70; cannabin + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Finlandization, double-book, genetic engineering, isometric exercise, no-fault-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, cardioid, cuboid, ovoid, planetoid