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- noun biochemistry A
naturally occurring organic compound , 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic Acid, extractedcommercially fromstar anise ; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of theantiviral drug Tamiflu .
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