fehling's solution

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Definition of fehling's solution in English Turkish dictionary

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fehling solution

(Kimya) fehling çözeltisi

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Definition of fehling's solution in English English dictionary

an alkaline solution of copper sulphate which changes from blue to red in the presence of an aldehyde or a reducing sugar

{i} aqueous alkaline solution used to test for the presence of sugars and aldehydes in a substance (named after its developer: Hermann von Fehling)

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

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Fehling's solutions

plural form of Fehling's solution

Hyphenation

fehling's so·lu·tion

Etymology

() From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist.