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mercerize


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mercerize  \Mer"cer*ize\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {-ized};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {-izing}.]  [From  (John)  Mercer  (1791-1866),  an  English 
  calico  printer  who  introduced  the  process  +  -ize.] 
  To  treat  (cotton  fiber  or  fabrics)  with  a  solution  of  caustic 
  alkali.  Such  treatment  causes  the  fiber  to  shrink  in  length 
  and  become  stronger  and  more  receptive  of  dyes.  If  the  yarn 
  or  cloth  is  kept  under  tension  during  the  process,  it  assumes 
  a  silky  luster.  --  {Mer`cer*i*za"tion},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mercerize 
  v  :  treat  to  strengthen  and  improve  the  luster;  "mercerize 
  cotton" 




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