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mer·cer·ize (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 mercerise vb (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 n
mer•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: mercerizedGerund: mercerizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative mercerize mercerize
Present I mercerize you mercerize he/she/it mercerizes we mercerize you mercerize they mercerize
Preterite I mercerized you mercerized he/she/it mercerized we mercerized you mercerized they mercerized
Present Continuous I am mercerizing you are mercerizing he/she/it is mercerizing we are mercerizing you are mercerizing they are mercerizing
Present Perfect I have mercerized you have mercerized he/she/it has mercerized we have mercerized you have mercerized they have mercerized
Past Continuous I was mercerizing you were mercerizing he/she/it was mercerizing we were mercerizing you were mercerizing they were mercerizing
Past Perfect I had mercerized you had mercerized he/she/it had mercerized we had mercerized you had mercerized they had mercerized
Future I will mercerize you will mercerize he/she/it will mercerize we will mercerize you will mercerize they will mercerize
Future Perfect 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
Future Continuous 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
Present Perfect Continuous 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
Future Perfect Continuous 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
Past Perfect Continuous 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
Conditional I would mercerize you would mercerize he/she/it would mercerize we would mercerize you would mercerize they would mercerize
Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton"process ,
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"
Translations
mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton"