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Cannizzaro

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[kan-uh-zahr-oh, kahn-need-dzahr-raw] / ˌkæn əˈzɑr oʊ, ˌkɑn nidˈdzɑr rɔ /

noun

  1. Stanislao 1826–1910, Italian chemist.


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The meeting had occurred just two weeks before Cannizzaro offered Brooks the plea deal.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Leon Cannizzaro, the New Orleans district attorney at the time, objected, telling the court that his office did not purposefully withhold any evidence.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro led a group of 40 Democratic lawmakers in co-sponsoring the measure.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

Image: Bungie Until now, DIM has been available through browsers or on your mobile device, but fairly recently, an app for the Elgato Stream Deck by user Francesco Saverio Cannizzaro has upped the ante.

From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022

This link was the full extension of Avogadro’s theory to all substances, Cannizzaro showing that chemical reactions in themselves would not suffice.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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