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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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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

Cannizzaro rejected the idea that Brooks was wrongfully convicted, saying at the time that if he were innocent, Brooks and his attorneys would have turned down the deal.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

“We should stop playing games with Nevadans’ safety and work to resolve the staffing crisis in our state police,” Cannizzaro said.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 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

The same views were expressed by Cannizzaro, and also by A.W. von Hofmann, who materially helped the acceptance of the doctrine by the lucid exposition in his Introduction to Modern Chemistry, 1865.

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

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