"anandamide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/ [General-American] Forms: anandamides [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + -amide. Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|आनन्द्|नन्द्}}, {{af|en|आनन्द|-amide|lang1=sa|t1=bliss, happiness}} Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + -amide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anandamide (countable and uncountable, plural anandamides)
  1. (biochemistry) A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis. Wikipedia link: anandamide Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (arachidonic acid derivative): anandamida [feminine] (Portuguese)

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