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| Can·niz·za·ro re·ac·tion [ kànni tsrō ree àksh'n ] |
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breakdown of aldehydes: a chemical process in which some aldehydes are broken down into alcohols and acid salts in the presence of a strong alkali
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| [After Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910), Italian chemist] |
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