Fehling's solution

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Etymology

From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist.

Noun

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

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

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