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Benedict's solution

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a reagent solution containing cupric sulfate, sodium citrate, and sodium carbonate and used to detect glucose in the urine.


Benedict's solution

noun

  1. a chemical solution used to detect the presence of glucose and other reducing sugars. Medically, it is used to test the urine of diabetics
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Benedict's solution1

Named after S. R. Benedict
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Benedict's solution1

named after S. R. Benedict (1884–1936), US chemist
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Benedict’s solution into a porcelain dish, add 5 or 10 grams approximately of solid sodic carbonate, heat to boiling, and while boiling, run in urine until a white precipitate forms, then add urine more slowly until the last trace of blue disappears.

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Benedict’s solution contains 0.01 gram of glucose.

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One small three-inch white enameled or porcelain dish, one 10 c.c. graduated pipette, 6 test tubes, 1 small alcohol lamp or Bunsen burner, 1 box of sodium carbonate, 1 box talcum, and the reagents necessary for making the test, namely, Benedict’s solution, Fehling’s solution, and Haines’s solution.

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