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CAMPANI'S SOLUTION

\kampˈɑːnɪz səlˈuːʃən], \kampˈɑːnɪz səlˈuːʃən], \k_a_m_p_ˈɑː_n_ɪ_z s_ə_l_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CAMPANI'S SOLUTION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A mixture of a concentrated s. of lead acetate with a dilute s. of copper acetate; used in testing for glucose, which reduces the copper salt, while cane sugar has no effect upon it.
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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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