JAVEL WATER


Meaning of JAVEL WATER in English

/zheuh vel", zha-/

sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.

Also, Javelle water .

[ 1870-75; trans. of F eau de Javel, after Javel former town, now in the city of Paris ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .