mercerizing

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A form of mercerize — To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mercerize
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mercerizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerizing

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“mercerizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerizing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercerizing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercerizing.

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