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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aqueous solution of copper sulfate, sodium hydroxide, and potassium sodium tartrate used to test for the presence of sugars and aldehydes in a substance, such as urine.
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- noun chemistry an alkaline solution of
copper sulphate which changes from blue to red in the presence of analdehyde or areducing sugar
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- noun a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Hermann von Fehling, (1812–1885), German chemist.]
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From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist.
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