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mercerize

Main Entry:: mer·cer·ize
Pronunciation:: \ˈmər-sə-ˌrīz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: mer·cer·ized; mer·cer·iz·ing
Etymology:: John Mercer †1866 English calico printer
Date:: 1852

: to give (as cotton yarn) luster, strength, and receptiveness to dyes by treatment under tension with caustic soda

— mer·cer·i·za·tion

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\ˌmərs-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌmər-sə-\ noun

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