Javel water

noun

sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

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Javelle watereau de Javelle
OriginFrench eau de Javel →
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Meanings

nounJavel water (uncountable)

alternative Javelle water

  1. historicaluncountablesodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite

Similar
Javelle watereau de Javelle
Broader
sodium hypochlorite

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Origin

  1. Frencheau de Javel
  2. EnglishJavel water

Calque of French eau de Javel, after the village (now Parisian neighbourhood) where it was produced.

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Javel water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javel%20water

MLA

“Javel water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javel%20water. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Javel water,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javel%20water.

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