"Fehling's solution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fehling's solutions [plural]
Etymology: From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=Fehling's solution}} Fehling's solution (countable and uncountable, plural Fehling's solutions)
  1. (organic chemistry) An alkaline solution of copper sulfate which changes from blue to red in the presence of an aldehyde or a reducing sugar. Wikipedia link: Hermann von Fehling Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reagents, Copper, Liquids, Organic compounds Related terms: Benedict's reagent Translations (an alkaline solution): Fehlingin liuos (Finnish), Fehling çözeltisi (Turkish)

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