Mercerize Definition
mûrsə-rīz
mercerized, mercerizes, mercerizing
verb
mercerized
To treat (cotton thread or fabric) under tension with a solution of sodium hydroxide in order to strengthen it, give it a silky luster, and make it more receptive to dyes.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Mercerize
From the inventor of the process John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, in the middle of the 19th century.
From Wiktionary
After John Mercer (1791–1866), British calico printer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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