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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A solution of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate, and copper sulfate that changes from blue to yellow or red in the presence of reducing sugars, such as glucose.
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- noun chemistry A solution of
sodium citrate , sodiumcarbonate andcopper sulphate whosecolour changes fromblue toyellow orred in thepresence ofreducing sugars such asglucose .
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Stanley Rossiter Benedict, (1884–1936), American chemist.]
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