Javel water

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

Word forms

Javel water Javelle water

Etymology

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

Related words

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