WHO naming stem · anywhere in the name · 14 listed names
nab
cannabinoid receptor agonists
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as nab, without hyphens, which means it can sit anywhere in a name. So the letters nab sit anywhere in the name (nab).
All 14 names WHO lists under nab
These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.
- cannabidiol
- cannabinol
- dronabinol
- lenabasum
- menabitan
- nabazenil
- nabilone
- nabitan
- naboctate
- nonabine
- olorinab
- pirnabin
- tedalinab
- tinabinol
Decode another name
Decoded
nabitan
Listed INNCarries the WHO stem nab
- nabstart of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: cannabinoid receptor agonists
“nabitan” is an INN that WHO lists under nab in the 2024 stem book.
The same decoder as the front page: it reads the letters of a name against all 482 WHO stems, in your browser.
Source and licence
The definition of nab (Part II B) and the 14 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .
Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.