mercerize.
To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
Meaning & usage
To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
Where this word comes from
From Mercer + -ize, named after John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, who invented the process in the mid-19th century.
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