javel water

1. 1.

   an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite

   SynonymsJavelle watereau de Javelle

   Broadersodium hypochlorite

Questions about javel water

What does javel water mean?

javel water means "an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite".

What is another word for javel water?

Close synonyms include Javelle water, eau de Javelle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is javel water a common word?

javel water is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.