mercerize
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (UK) mercerise
Etymology[edit]
Mercer + -ize, named after John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, who invented the process in the mid-19th century.
Verb[edit]
mercerize (third-person singular simple present mercerizes, present participle mercerizing, simple past and past participle mercerized)
- (transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to treat cotton with NaOH
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