title: Dakin
text: # Dakin
  
  Dakin may refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * Dakin (surname)
  * Dakin of Sennar (1568–1585/6), Sudanese ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar
  
  ## Places
  
  * Dakin, a locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada
  * Dakin Island, Western Australia; see List of islands in the Houtman Abrolhos
  
  ## Other
  
  * Dakin (company), American manufacturer of stuffed animal toys
  * Dakin Building, office building in Brisbane, California, United States
  * Dakin's Solution
  * Dakin reaction, chemical reaction of phenolic aldehydes (or ketones) with hydrogen peroxide
  * Dakin-West reaction, chemical reaction that transforms an amino-acid into an amino-ketone using an acid anhydride and a base
  