mercerize

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Definition of mercerize

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.

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From Mercer + -ize, named after John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, who invented the process in the mid-19th century.

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