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Javel water

Javel water noun: sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

Noun

Javel water (uncountable)

  1. (historical) sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

Forms of Javel water

alternative formJavelle water

Origin of Javel water

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

Questions about Javel water

What does Javel water mean?
Javel water means sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.
What part of speech is Javel water?
Javel water is a noun.

Words near Javel water in the dictionary

  1. javazons
  2. jave
  3. Javed
  4. Javeds
  5. javel
  6. Javel water
  7. javelin
  8. javelin dart
  9. javelin darts
  10. javelin sand boa
  11. javelin sand boas

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