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Fehling's solution
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Feh·ling's solution
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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
noun
Feh·ling's solution
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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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