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FEHLING'S SOLUTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fehling's solution mean?
• FEHLING'S SOLUTION (noun)
The noun FEHLING'S SOLUTION has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: FEHLING'S SOLUTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Fehling's solution" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
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