- Feh|ling's solution
- Feh|ling's solution «FAY lihngz»,a solution composed of copper sulfate and a tartrate, used in testing a substance for the presence of sugar.╂[< Herman von Fehling, 1812-1885, a German chemist]
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Feh|ling's solution
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Fehling's solution — Feh·ling s solution fā liŋ(z) or Feh·ling solution liŋ n 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… … Medical dictionary
Fehling solution — Feh·ling solution (faґling) [Hermann Christian von Fehling, German chemist, 1812–1885] see under solution … Medical dictionary
Fehling'ssolution — Feh·ling s solution (fāʹlĭngz) n. An aqueous solution of copper sulfate, sodium hydroxide, and potassium sodium tartrate used to test for the presence of sugars and aldehydes in a substance, such as urine. [After Hermann von Fehling (1812 1885) … Universalium
Fehling — Feh ling, n. (Chem.) See {Fehling s solution}, under {Solution}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
