chorismic acid (English, noun)
expansion: chorismic acid (uncountable)
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topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The compound (3R,4R)-3-[(1-carboxyvinyl)oxy]-4-hydroxycyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid, whose anion chorismate is an important biochemical intermediate in plants and microorganisms.
tags: uncountable
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