THE UNDERDOGS LAB GLOSSARY
Every word you'll trip over on our site, our labels and our lab reports. One line each. No chemistry degree required.
ON THE LAB REPORT
COA
Certificate of Analysis. The lab report on one exact batch. Your receipts.
BATCH
One production run, tracked by a batch, lot or sample ID. Match the code on your pack to the code on the COA.
THIRD-PARTY LAB
An outside lab that tests the product. Not the brand grading its own homework.
ISO 17025
The international standard testing labs get accredited to. Somebody checks the checkers.
POTENCY
How much THC and friends are in the batch. The headline number.
PANEL
One group of tests on a COA, like potency, heavy metals or pesticides. More panels, more receipts.
ND
Not Detected. The lab looked and found nothing it could measure. For the bad stuff, ND is the dream.
LOD
Limit of Detection. The smallest amount the lab's gear can even see.
LOQ
Limit of Quantitation. The smallest amount the lab can put an exact number on.
MU
Measurement Uncertainty. The plus-or-minus. A good lab tells you how close its number is.
PPM
Parts per million. The ruler for tiny amounts, like contaminants.
CFU/G
Colony forming units per gram. How labs count microbes like mold and yeast.
DRY WEIGHT
The number with the water weight taken out, so every sample gets measured on the same scale.
HEAVY METALS
The panel for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury. You want low or ND.
PESTICIDES
The panel for what may have been sprayed on the plant.
MICROBIALS
The panel for mold, yeast and bacteria.
RESIDUAL SOLVENTS
The panel for anything left behind from extraction.
THE CANNABINOIDS
CANNABINOID
The family name for compounds like THC, CBD and CBN. The stuff the lab is counting.
THCA
The raw form of THC that the plant grows. Heat turns it into Delta-9.
DELTA-9 THC
The classic THC. Already active, no heat needed. Listed in mg on edibles and drinks.
DELTA-8 THC
Delta-9's cousin. Same atoms, one double bond in a different spot.
TOTAL THC
Delta-9 plus THCA times 0.877. The honest combined number.
DECARBOXYLATION
The fancy word for heat turning THCA into Delta-9. Lighter does the chemistry.
CBD
Cannabidiol. A cannabinoid that shows up on a lot of labels, often next to THC.
CBN
Cannabinol. A cannabinoid that forms as THC ages. Shows up in some gummy blends.
CBG
Cannabigerol. Comes from CBGA, the parent acid a lot of other cannabinoids start from.
RATIO
How cannabinoids are split, like 1:1 THC to CBD. Equal parts, written short.
THE FORMATS
FLOWER
The dried bud of the plant. Weighed in grams, labeled in percent.
PRE-ROLL
Flower already rolled and ready to burn. Zero rolling skills required.
HASH
Concentrated plant resin. The sticky crystals collected and pressed together.
HASH-INFUSED ROLL
A pre-roll with hash blended in. Slower burn, richer pull.
CONCENTRATE
Drink concentrate gets mixed before it's used. Our half-gallon Dope Daiquiri jug is one: one jug plus 2 1/2 gallons of water makes 3 gallons of slush.
Cannabis concentrates are a different animal: oils, wax and shatter, made for vapes and dab rigs.
READY-TO-DRINK
RTD for short. Open it and pour, no mixing. Like our 8oz Dope Daiquiri pouch.
RESEALABLE
A lid that closes again. It's telling you the bottle is meant for more than one session.
DISPOSABLE
An all-in-one vape. Battery, hardware and oil in one body. Use it, then recycle it.
DRAW-ACTIVATED
No button. The device turns on when you inhale.
GUMMY
A chewy edible. Labeled in mg, per piece and per pack.
SCORED
A gummy with a line pressed in so it snaps clean in half.
SERVING
The amount the label counts as one. Could be one piece, two, or half. Always read it.
MG PER PIECE
How much is in one gummy. Pack total divided by piece count.
FLAVOR AND AROMA
TERPENES
Aromatic compounds that give each strain its smell and taste.
TRICHOMES
The tiny sticky crystals on buds. Where the cannabinoids and terpenes live.
STRAIN
The name of a plant's genetic line. Often a hint at the flavor family.
LIMONENE
The citrus terpene. Same one in lemon and orange peels.
MYRCENE
A ripe-fruit, musky terpene. Think mango right on the edge.
CARYOPHYLLENE
The peppery, spicy terpene. Same family of notes as black pepper.
PINENE
The pine terpene. Smells like a walk in the woods.
ON OUR SITE
STATE GATE
The step where you pick your state, so the site only shows what can ship there. Change it anytime from the pin button in the header.
AGE CHECK
The first stop on the site. Adults only.
ADULT SIGNATURE
Deliveries need an adult to sign, which is why we ship to street addresses, not PO boxes.
Want the full breakdowns? Start with How to Read a COA and the THCA, Delta-9, Delta-8 cheat sheet. Every lab report we've got lives in the COA library.
The Dog Says: "Learn the words once. Read every label like you wrote it."
