javelle water

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   an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite

   SynonymsJavel watereau de Javelle

   Broadersodium hypochlorite

Questions about javelle water

What does javelle water mean?

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

What is another word for javelle water?

Close synonyms include Javel 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 javelle water a common word?

javelle 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.