DCHP-3

Javex

DCHP-2 (Apr 2016)
1n. — proprietary

liquid laundry bleach.

Type: 5. Frequency — This is a proprietary name which came to be used generically to refer to any brand of laundry bleach. In 2006, the Javex company was acquired by Clorox Company and their bleach products were renamed as "Javex by Clorox", and are now known simply as "Clorox" (see Clorox Company reference). Chart 1 shows that this term is very rare outside Canada.
See also Gage-1, s.v. "Javelle water", ITP Nelson, s.v. "Javelle water", OED-3, s.v. "Javelle", COD-2, s.v. "Javex", which is labelled "Cdn".
The product is also known as javel water, a literal translation from the French eau de Javel (see the 1930 and 1985 quotations).

Quotations

1930
For laundry purposes Javel Water 3 bottles 25c
1937
JAVEL CONCENTRATE JAVEX - - Btl. 15c
1942
JAVEX . . concentrated JAVEL 14 oz. bottle 14c
1966
That's only the start. There are Domtar brands known across Canada. "Javex" liquid bleach, for example.
1983
The first day of a spanking new, mint-bright year seems all too rationally the time to slough off the old mottled skin of bad habits, misdemeanors both of commission and omission, any or all of the seven daily sins, and to slither out whiter than white, brighter than bright, as though our New Year's slumber had been tantamount to a long soak in Javex.
1985
Disinfect surfaces by washing with hot soapy water, then with javel water, Lysol or a chlorine solution. And be sure to let the disinfectant stand for at least five minutes so it has time to kill the bugs, said Idziak.
1988
Here's the recipe: Get yourself a pair of black jeans and wash them 37 times with a lot of Javex. Sprinkle on a bit of battery acid for that well-worn effect.
1999
"Second I realize the things worrying me were not as urgent as I thought. [If the house is messy] I can always pour a bit of Javex in the sink so that any guests who come in think, 'She must be cleaning somewhere; I can smell the bleach.'"
2007
"When I heard that, I walked up to him and said, 'Who are you talking to?'" she said in an interview. She said Mr. Okalik then repeated the phrase. "Where's a bottle of Javex when I need it?" Ms. Sheutiapik asked yesterday.
2013
"We have to do an investigation to find out if it's normal household mildew," she said, adding surface mould can be cleaned by the tenant. "You often see it in bathrooms, and it may be due to ventilation. It's something where we'd work with the tenant and encourage them to clean it with mild vinegar and water or Javex."
2v.

to apply Javex.

Type: 1. Origin — See meaning 1.

Quotations

1978
Young women influenced to change the things you can desperately Javex their natural hair to death because they're worth it.
1993
Dad would race off for a half day's work while I threw in the last load of laundry, shopped, made a picnic lunch, packed the cooler, finished loading the trailer, put away the laundry, cleaned the bathrooms, javexed the toilets, vacuummed us out the door and sat, ready and waiting on the front steps, all six kids eager to scramble into their seatbelts the minute daddy drove up the driveway.
2005
[...] even closer and had his white gloves Javexed just for the occasion.
3adj.

something treated with Javex.

Type: 1. Origin — See meanings 1 and 2.

Quotations

1992
A DRUNK yelling down the hall wakened Gunner at sunrise. He went on and on, his voice switching from anger to grief, and back again. Gunner couldn't tell if the man was facing a real adversary or just having a bad dream. Then another sound Gunner had heard many times before filtered through the Javexed, urine-smelling air of the hostel; the man was crying.
2000
[...] my dog does her damaging duties, leaving Javexed patches throughout her outdoor [...]
2009
People with intellectual disabilities assemble the kits onsite in a Javexed room at 825 McDonald St. Everyone washes and sanitizes their hands before they package the items, said Lori-Lynn Nelson, the senior supervisor of industrial assembly.

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Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 14 Aug. 2012

Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 14 Aug. 2012