Etymology

Benedict's solution

Today it means: A solution of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate and copper sulfate whose colour changes from blue to yellow or red in the presence of reducing sugars such as glucose. Full definition →

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The story

After an American chemist, Stanley Rossiter Benedict.

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