Benedict's reagent

English

Etymology

After Stanley Rossiter Benedict, American chemist.

Proper noun

Benedict 's reagent

(organic chemistry) A buffered solution of copper sulfate which changes from blue to red in the presence of a reducing sugar.

Translations

Translations

German: Benedict-Reagenz n
Polish: odczynnik Benedicta m inan

See also

Fehling's solution

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