Mercerize
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Mercerize is a verb meaning (transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
Meaning
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
Word Forms
- mercerizes
- mercerizing
- mercerized
- mercerise
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