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\Definition of Fehling's solution
: 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
nounFeh·ling's solution | \ ˈfā-liŋ(z)- \
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\Medical Definition of Fehling's solution
: 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
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The first known use of Fehling's solution was in 1873
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