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Fehling's test

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

Fehling's test A chemical test to detect reducing sugars and aldehydes in solution, devised by the German chemist H. C. von Fehling (1812–85). Fehling's solution consists of Fehlings A (copper(II) sulphate solution) and Fehling's B (alkaline 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (sodium tartrate) solution), equal amounts of which are added to the test solution. After boiling, a positive result is indicated by the formation of a brick-red precipitate of copper(I) oxide. Methanal, being a strong reducing agent, also produces copper metal; ketones do not react. The test is now little used, having been replaced by Benedict's test.

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Fehling's test

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

Fehling's test (fay-lingz) n. a test used for detecting the presence of sugar in urine; it has now been replaced by better and easier methods. [ H. von Fehling (1812–85), German chemist]

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