HyperDic: fehling[s_solution

English > 1 sense of the expression Fehling's solution:
NOUNsubstanceFehling's solutiona liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine
English > Fehling's solution: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA 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.
BroadersolutionA homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
CatalanReactiu de Fehling

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