Definition of Javel water

1. Noun. An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite.

Exact synonyms: Eau De Javelle, Javelle Water
Generic synonyms: Sodium Hypochlorite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Javel Water

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Java cats
Java finch
Java man
Java men
Java olives
Java pepper
Java sparrow
Java sparrows
Javalike
Javan
Javan tiger
Javan tigers
Javanese
Javanthropus
Javel water
Javelle water
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawjah
Jawjuh
Jaworski's bodies
Jaws of Life
Jaxon
Jay
Jay Cooke
Jay Gould
Jaya
Jayden
Jaydon
Jayhawk

Literary usage of Javel water

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"Alban and Vallet, were the originators of javel water, which they prepared in 1792 by passing a current of chlorine through a solution of 2.440 kilos of ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"javel water—a simplified and corrected spelling. JF Snell. Science, ns 39: 689-90. My. 8, 14. Jaw, See Jaws. Jaws. Story of the chin: when was the faculty ..."

3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"(Ic—53) (lc—53) Commercial Preparations of javel water. ... The effectiveness of javel water depends on its content of chlorin, as expressed in ..."

4. Mrs. Norton's Cook-book: Selecting, Cooking, and Serving for the Home Table by Jeanette Young Norton (1917)
"javel water will remove the rust stains, if they are not set by soap; put on the diluted javel water and lay the linen in the sun and repeat the process ..."

5. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"Of course, javel water or a suspension of the hypochlorite may be injected into the circulation system of the pool. Buswell (27) at Columbia University ..."

6. Elementary Household Chemistry: An Introductory Textbook for Students of by John Ferguson Snell (1914)
"In either case the solution obtained contains sodium chloride as well as sodium hypochlorite. This solution is popularly known as javel water (commonly ..."

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