Fehling's solution

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: a blue solution of Rochelle salt and copper sulfate used as an oxidizing agent in a test for sugars and aldehydes

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Fehling's solution

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Feh·ling's solution | \ ˈfā-liŋ(z)-

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: 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 result