Meanings
nounCannizzaro reaction (plural Cannizzaro reactions)
plural Cannizzaro reactions
- chemistryThe disproportionation of an aldehyde into an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
Origin
Named after Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), who discovered it.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَفَاعُل كَانِّيزَارُو, رَدّ فِعْلِ كَانِّيزَارُو
- تَفَاعُل كَانِّيزَارُو (tafāʕul kānnīzārū)reaction
- رَدّ فِعْلِ كَانِّيزَارُو (radd fiʕli kānnīzārū)reaction
Bengali ক্যানিজারো বিক্রিয়া
- ক্যানিজারো বিক্রিয়া (kênijarō bikriẏa)reaction
Bulgarian реакция на Каницаро
- реакция на Каницаро (reakcija na Kanicaro)reaction
Catalan reacció de Cannizzaro
- reacció de Cannizzaroreaction
Chinese Mandarin 坎尼扎羅反應 /坎尼扎罗反应, 康尼查羅反應 /康尼查罗反应
- 坎尼扎羅反應 /坎尼扎罗反应 (Kǎnnízhāluó fǎnyìng)reaction
- 康尼查羅反應 /康尼查罗反应 (Kāngnícháluó fǎnyìng)reaction
- 康尼扎羅反應 /康尼扎罗反应 (Kāngnízhāluó fǎnyìng)reaction
- 卡尼扎羅反應 /卡尼扎罗反应 (Kǎnnízhāluó fǎnyìng)reaction
Dutch Cannizzaro-reactie
- Cannizzaro-reactiereaction
Finnish Cannizzaro-reaktio
- Cannizzaro-reaktioreaction
French réaction de Cannizzaro
- réaction de Cannizzaroreaction
German Cannizzaro-Reaktion
- Cannizzaro-Reaktionreaction
Hebrew תְּגוּבַת קָנִיזָרוֹ
- תְּגוּבַת קָנִיזָרוֹ (teguvát kanizáro)reaction
Hindi कैनिजारो अभिक्रिया, कैनिज़ारों अभिक्रिया
- कैनिजारो अभिक्रिया (kainijāro abhikriyā)reaction
- कैनिज़ारों अभिक्रिया (kainizārõ abhikriyā)reaction
Hungarian Cannizzaro-reakció
- Cannizzaro-reakcióreaction
Indonesian reaksi Cannizzaro
- reaksi Cannizzaroreaction
Italian reazione di Cannizzaro
- reazione di Cannizzaroreaction
Japanese カニッツァーロ反応
- カニッツァーロ反応 (Kanisāro-hannō)reaction
Persian واکنش کانیزارو
- واکنش کانیزارو (vâkoneš kânizâro)reaction
Polish reakcja Cannizzaro
- reakcja Cannizzaroreaction
Portuguese reação de Cannizzaro
- reação de Cannizzaroreaction
Russian реа́кция Канницца́ро
- реа́кция Канницца́ро (reákcija Kanniccáro)reaction
Spanish reacción de Cannizzaro
- reacción de Cannizzaroreaction
Tamil கான்னிசரோ வினை, கன்னிசாரோவின் வினை
- கான்னிசரோ வினை (kāṉṉicarō viṉai)reaction
- கன்னிசாரோவின் வினை (kaṉṉicārōviṉ viṉai)reaction
Ukrainian реа́кція Канніцца́ро
- реа́кція Канніцца́ро (reákcija Kanniccáro)reaction
Cite this entry
APA
Cannizzaro reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cannizzaro%20reaction
MLA
“Cannizzaro reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cannizzaro%20reaction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cannizzaro reaction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cannizzaro%20reaction.
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