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shikimic acid

shikimic acid noun: a naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

Noun

shikimic acid (uncountable)

  1. A naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

shikimic acid meaning in Arabic

shikimic acid in Arabic

shikimic acid
حمض الشيكيميك

Words formed from shikimic acid

Questions about shikimic acid

What does shikimic acid mean?
Shikimic acid means a naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.
What is shikimic acid in Arabic?
Shikimic acid in Arabic is حمض الشيكيميك. See Shikimic acid meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is shikimic acid?
Shikimic acid is a noun.

Words near shikimic acid in the dictionary

  1. shikii
  2. shikimate
  3. shikimates
  4. shikimi
  5. shikimic
  6. shikimic acid
  7. shikiri
  8. shikiri-sen
  9. shikishi
  10. shikkaree
  11. shikkarees

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