thc

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thc - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  marijuana \marijuana\ n.
     1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also
        called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and
        halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
        predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also
        spelled marihuana.]
  
     Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis   sativa
          .
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
        which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
        flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
        ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
  
     Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
          gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  tetrahydrocannabinol \tet`ra*hy`dro*can*nab"i*nol\
     (t[e^]t`r[.a]*h[imac]`dr[-o]*k[a^]n*n[a^]b"[i^]n[add]l), n.
     (Chem. & Med.)
     A chemical substance (C21H20O2) which is produced by the
     hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), and is the physiologically
     active agent of dried preparations of that plant, called
     variously marijuana, hashish, ganja, hemp, etc.; also called
     THC. It causes the euphoric effect for which the
     preparations are smoked or chewed. It is used in medicine in
     a purified form as an antiemetic (an antinausea agent),
     especially in conjunction with chemotherapy of cancer. It
     occurs primarily as the [Delta]1-3,4-trans isomer, also
     called [Delta]9-THC, with small amounts of the
     [Delta]6-3,4-trans isomer detectable at about 1%. It is a
     controlled substance, classified as a hallucinogen, and its
     possession or distribution is illegal in almost all states of
     the United States. --MI11
     [PJC]

thc - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  THC
      n 1: psychoactive substance present in marijuana [syn:
           tetrahydrocannabinol, THC]