*nabi*

n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to anabiosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being assignable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being attainable; attainableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
Syn. -- family Cannabidaceae, hemp family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The euphoric and narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin; the active ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol, THC. See Cannabis Indica, below. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ L. cannabinus. ] Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L., hemp. See Canvas. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Indian hemp plant plant Cannabis sativa syn. Cannabis Indica. See Cannabis Indica, below. [ PJC ]

Cannabis Indica the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it. The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States. Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The quality of being damnable; damnableness. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being determinable; determinableness. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Governableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capacity for imagination. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being impressionable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabileté. See Able, and cf. Unable. ] The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; lack of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. Blair.

Syn. -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inalienable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being insanable or incurable; insanableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being laminable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Pulverized sugar candy. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Want of ability. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capability of being ordained or appointed. [ Obs. ] Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of being questionable. Stallo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness; curableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 Δ¹-3, 4-trans isomer, also called Δ⁹-THC, with small amounts of the Δ⁶-3, 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 ]