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Fehling’s solution

Feh·ling's so·lu·tion [ fáylingz sə lsh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
test solution for detecting sugars: a solution of copper sulfate, sodium potassium tartrate, and sodium hydroxide. Use: detection of aldehydes, including sugars.

[Late 19th century. After Hermann von Fehling (1812-1885), German chemist]
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