| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. (Chem.), a standardized solution of cupric hydrate in sodium potassium tartrate, used as a means of determining the reducing power of certain sugars and sirups by the amount of red cuprous oxide thrown down.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: Fehling's solution
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Fehling's solution | 1: (Chem.), a standardized solution of cupric hydrate in sodium potassium tartrate, used as a means of determining the reducing power of certain sugars and sirups by the amount of red cuprous oxide thrown down. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Fehling's solution | Fehling's solution is a solution used to detect aldehyde or ketone functional groups. The substance to be tested is heated together with Fehling's solution; a red precipitate indicates the presence of aldehydes or aldehyde groups. An example for its use is to screen for glucose in urine, thus detecting diabetes. It was developed by German chemist Hermann von Fehling. (references) | ||
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