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Cannizzaro's reaction (medicine) and small calorie (medicine)


Cannizzaro's reaction (medicine)


Cannizzaro's reaction
Formation of an acid and an alcohol by the simultaneous oxidation of one aldehyde molecule and reduction of another; a dismutation: 2RCHO → RCOOH + RCH2OH; when the aldehydes are not identical, this is referred to as a crossed Cannizzaro reaction.


small calorie (medicine)


small calorie


The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C, or from 14.5°C to 15.5°C in the case of normal or standard calorie.

Synonym: gram calorie.