cottonize

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verb

To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.

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Meanings

verbcottonize (third-person singular simple present cottonizes, present participle cottonizing, simple past and past participle cottonized)

present singular third person cottonizes · participle present cottonizing · participle past cottonized · past cottonized

  1. transitiveTo treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.

Origin

From cotton + -ize.

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APA

cottonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonize

MLA

“cottonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottonize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonize.

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