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mercerize
mer·cer·ize M0225000 (mûr′sə-rīz′)tr.v. mer·cer·ized, mer·cer·iz·ing, mer·cer·iz·es To treat (cotton thread) with sodium hydroxide so as to shrink the fiber and increase its luster and affinity for dye. [After John Mercer (1791-1866), British calico printer.]mercerize (ˈmɜːsəˌraɪz) or mercerisevb (Textiles) (tr) to treat (cotton yarn) with an alkali to increase its strength and reception to dye and impart a lustrous silky appearance[C19: named after John Mercer (1791–1866), English maker of textiles] ˌmerceriˈzation, ˌmerceriˈsation nmer•cer•ize (ˈmɜr səˌraɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye. [1855–60; after John Mercer (1791–1866), English calico printer; see -ize] mer`cer•i•za′tion, n. mercerize Past participle: mercerized Gerund: mercerizing
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mercerize | mercerize |
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I mercerize | you mercerize | he/she/it mercerizes | we mercerize | you mercerize | they mercerize |
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I mercerized | you mercerized | he/she/it mercerized | we mercerized | you mercerized | they mercerized |
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I am mercerizing | you are mercerizing | he/she/it is mercerizing | we are mercerizing | you are mercerizing | they are mercerizing |
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I have mercerized | you have mercerized | he/she/it has mercerized | we have mercerized | you have mercerized | they have mercerized |
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I was mercerizing | you were mercerizing | he/she/it was mercerizing | we were mercerizing | you were mercerizing | they were mercerizing |
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I had mercerized | you had mercerized | he/she/it had mercerized | we had mercerized | you had mercerized | they had mercerized |
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I will mercerize | you will mercerize | he/she/it will mercerize | we will mercerize | you will mercerize | they will mercerize |
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I will have mercerized | you will have mercerized | he/she/it will have mercerized | we will have mercerized | you will have mercerized | they will have mercerized |
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I will be mercerizing | you will be mercerizing | he/she/it will be mercerizing | we will be mercerizing | you will be mercerizing | they will be mercerizing |
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I have been mercerizing | you have been mercerizing | he/she/it has been mercerizing | we have been mercerizing | you have been mercerizing | they have been mercerizing |
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I will have been mercerizing | you will have been mercerizing | he/she/it will have been mercerizing | we will have been mercerizing | you will have been mercerizing | they will have been mercerizing |
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I had been mercerizing | you had been mercerizing | he/she/it had been mercerizing | we had been mercerizing | you had been mercerizing | they had been mercerizing |
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I would mercerize | you would mercerize | he/she/it would mercerize | we would mercerize | you would mercerize | they would mercerize |
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I would have mercerized | you would have mercerized | he/she/it would have mercerized | we would have mercerized | you would have mercerized | they would have mercerized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton"merceriseprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeMercerizingmercerize
Synonyms for mercerizeverb treat to strengthen and improve the lusterSynonymsRelated Words |