Benedict's solution

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Etymology[edit]

After an American chemist, Stanley Rossiter Benedict.

Proper noun[edit]

Benedict's solution

  1. (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) 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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