Endocannabinoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endocannabinoid is a noun meaning An endogenous cannabinoid, i.e. one produced by the body.
Meaning
An endogenous cannabinoid, i.e. one produced by the body.
Example Sentences
When their endocannabinoid system was turned off, the animals ended their runs just as anxious and twitchy as they had been at the start, suggesting that they had felt no runner’s high.
Word Forms
- endocannabinoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phytocannabinoid, anandamide, arachidonoylglycerol, cannabin, cannabichromene, cannabipiperidiethanone.
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