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FEHLING'S SOLUTION

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.

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• FEHLING'S SOLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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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