Fehling's solution

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EtymologyEdit

From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist.

NounEdit

Fehling's solution (countable and uncountable, plural Fehling's solutions)

1. (chemistry) An alkaline solution of copper sulphate which changes from blue to red in the presence of an aldehyde or a reducing sugar.

TranslationsEdit

an alkaline solution

• Finnish: Fehlingin liuos

• Turkish: Fehling çözeltisi

See alsoEdit

• Benedict's reagent
• Fehling's solution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia