Meanings
nounmercerisation (countable and uncountable, plural mercerisations)
plural mercerisations
- countableuncountableA process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
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Translations
Finnish merserointi
- merserointiprocess of treating cotton
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APA
mercerisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerisation
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“mercerisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercerisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerisation.
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