MERCERIZE


Meaning of MERCERIZE in English

or mercerise

■ verb [often as adjective ~d ] treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre.

Origin

C19: from John Mercer , said to have invented the process, + -ize .

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