Meanings
nounFehling's solution (countable and uncountable, plural Fehling's solutions)
plural Fehling's solutions
- countableuncountablechemistryAn alkaline solution of copper sulfate which changes from blue to red in the presence of an aldehyde or a reducing sugar.
Origin
From Hermann von Fehling, German chemist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish Fehlingin liuos
- Fehlingin liuosan alkaline solution
Turkish Fehling çözeltisi
- Fehling çözeltisian alkaline solution
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