Definition of Javelle water

1. Noun. An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite.

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Javelle Water

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
Jayhoun

Literary usage of Javelle water

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

1. A German-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1917)
"javelle water. out period) symbol for iodine, I. ja, adv. yes; indeed; certainly, by all means. Jacht, /. yacht. Jacke,/, jacket. ..."

2. The Science of Everyday Life: Projects for Junior High Schools by Edgar Flandreau Van Buskirk, Edith Lillian Smith (1919)
"A common household bleaching agent is javelle water, which sets free some of the ... For directions for making javelle water, see problem 13 on page 292. ..."

3. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"*Surgical Solution of Chlorinated Soda, NNR—Carrel-Dakin Solution; Daufresne Solution.—See text. javelle water is a similar preparation of chlorinated ..."

4. Home Economics: A Guide to Household Management, Including the Proper by Maria Parola (1906)
"javelle water. Carbolic acid. Solution of oxalic acid. Furniture-cleaner and -polisher. Encaustic No. 1. Encaustic No. 2. Wax for polishing furniture. ..."

5. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1918)
"javelle water and Pseudo-Castor Oil. WAL writes: "Kindly publish formula ... javelle water has the following composition: Potassium carbonate 58 grammes. ..."

6. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"javelle water is made as follows for household use: 1 pound sal soda or pearl ... javelle water may be used for the same purposes as bleaching powder, and, ..."

7. Laboratory Exercises in Botany by Edson Sewell Bastin (1894)
"This and the corresponding potash solution, called javelle water, are useful clearing and bleaching ... javelle water (Solution of Chlorinated Potash). ..."

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