Calgon

American  

[kal-gon] / ˈkæl gɒn /

Trademark.

1. a brand of sodium phosphate glass sodium hexametaphosphate, soluble in water: used as a water-softening agent.

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Calgon British  

/ ˈkælɡɒn /

noun

1. a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents

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Example Sentences

To this day I’m still not sure what Calgon is.

From Washington Post

Is Calgon the same thing as Woolite, which on the 19-inch screen of our RCA Magnavox seemed to suds up in an identical fashion?

From Washington Post

“We all have things that are messy going on in our life, that we would rather forget for a moment. I do, you do, we all do. And truthfully, being out in front of the people for those six weeks was just, ah, my God, such a Calgon bath. And then I’d go back home and deal with the mess. And that’s what I want people to do.”

From Washington Post

It’s a refreshing feeling, having these experiences be fully explored rather than idealized, like in a Calgon commercial where it’s like, “Oh, that woman’s having a stressed out day. She deserves a soak in the tub!”

From New York Times

Vicks is running deep-breathing woman-in-bathtub ads so jam-packed with blissful interiority that they feel like old spots for Calgon.

From New York Times