Fehling's solution

noun

Feh·ling's solution ˈfā-liŋ(z)-

: a blue solution of Rochelle salt and copper sulfate used as an oxidizing agent in a test for sugars and aldehydes

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Hermann Fehling †1885 German chemist

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Fehling's solution was in 1873

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Fehling's solution

noun

Feh·ling's solution ˈfā-liŋ(z)-

: a blue solution prepared by mixing solutions of Rochelle salt and copper sulfate and used especially in a test for sugars

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Fehling's solution

noun

Feh·ling's solution ˈfā-liŋ(z)-

variants or Fehling solution

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: a blue solution of Rochelle salt and copper sulfate used as an oxidizing agent in a test for sugars and aldehydes in which the precipitation of a red oxide of copper indicates a positive result

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Fehling's solution

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