Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benedict's solution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: bene-dic-t's -so-lu-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

After an American chemist, Stanley Rossiter Benedict.

Questions

What does benedict's solution mean?: 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.
Where does benedict's solution come from?: After an American chemist, Stanley Rossiter Benedict.

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