shikimate
noun
shikimate is spelled S-H-I-K-I-M-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shikimate means “The anionic form of shikimic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shikimate is shikimates.
How many letters and syllables are in shikimate?
| Letters | 9: S-H-I-K-I-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shikimate?
Shikimate appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of shikimate
- shikimates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shikimate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The anionic form of shikimic acid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shikimate come from?
From shikimic acid + -ate (“derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).