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Ja⋅vel wa⋅ter

  [zhuh-vel, zha-]
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–noun
sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
Also, Ja⋅velle wa⋅ter.

Origin:
1870–75; trans. of F eau de Javel, after Javel former town, now in the city of Paris
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Ja·velle water also Ja·vel water   (zhə-věl')   
n.  An aqueous solution of potassium or sodium hypochlorite, used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent.

[Translation of French eau de Javel, after Javel, a former town of north-central France, now a section of Paris.]
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