Benedict's solution

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. physicalchemistryA 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.

Origin

After an American chemist, Stanley Rossiter Benedict.

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Benedict's solution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benedict's%20solution

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Chicago

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