anandamide
/əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/noun
anandamide is spelled A-N-A-N-D-A-M-I-D-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anandamide means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anandamide is anandamides.
How many letters and syllables are in anandamide?
| Letters | 10: A-N-A-N-D-A-M-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anandamide?
Anandamide appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anandamide?
- US /əˈnæn.dəˌmaɪd/
Anandamide has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of anandamide
- anandamides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anandamide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anandamide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arachidonic acid derivative:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | anandamida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does anandamide come from?
From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + English -amide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).