Meanings
nounshikimic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA 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.
Translations
Arabic حمض الشيكيميك
- حمض الشيكيميكshikimic acid
Chinese Mandarin 莽草酸
- 莽草酸 (mǎngcǎosuān)shikimic acid
Finnish sikimihappo
- sikimihapposhikimic acid
German Shikimisäure
- Shikimisäureshikimic acid
Japanese シキミ酸
- シキミ酸shikimic acid
Portuguese ácido chiquímico, ácido shiquímico
- ácido chiquímicoshikimic acid
- ácido shiquímicoshikimic acid
- ácido shikímicoshikimic acid
Russian шики́мовая кислота
- шики́мовая кислота (šikímovaja kislota)shikimic acid
Spanish ácido shikímico, ácido siquímico
- ácido shikímicoshikimic acid
- ácido siquímicoshikimic acid
Swedish shikimisyra
- shikimisyrashikimic acid
Cite this entry
APA
shikimic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikimic%20acid
MLA
“shikimic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikimic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shikimic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikimic%20acid.
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