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shikimic acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حمض الشيكيميك — shikimic acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 莽草酸 (mǎngcǎosuān) — shikimic acid
  • Finnish: sikimihappo — shikimic acid
  • German: Shikimisäure — shikimic acid
  • Japanese: シキミ酸 — shikimic acid
  • Portuguese: ácido chiquímico — shikimic acid
  • Portuguese: ácido shiquímico — shikimic acid
  • Portuguese: ácido shikímico — shikimic acid
  • Russian: шики́мовая кислота (šikímovaja kislota) — shikimic acid
  • Spanish: ácido shikímico — shikimic acid
  • Spanish: ácido siquímico — shikimic acid
  • Swedish: shikimisyra — shikimic acid