"shikimic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shikimic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: shikimic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biomolecules, Carboxylic acids Translations (shikimic acid): حمض الشيكيميك (Arabic), 莽草酸 (mǎngcǎosuān) (Chinese Mandarin), sikimihappo (Finnish), Shikimisäure [feminine] (German), シキミ酸 (alt: 樒酸, シキミさん, shikimisan) (Japanese), ácido chiquímico [masculine] (Portuguese), ácido shiquímico [masculine] (Portuguese), ácido shikímico [masculine] (Portuguese), шики́мовая кислота (šikímovaja kislota) [feminine] (Russian), ácido shikímico [masculine] (Spanish), ácido siquímico [masculine] (Spanish)

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