mercerize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mercerize*:
VERB	change	mercerize, mercerise	treat to strengthen and improve the luster

English > *mercerize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	treat to strengthen and improve the luster.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"mercerize cotton"
Synonym	mercerise
Broader	process, treat	subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Spanish	mercerizar
Catalan	merceritzar
Participle	mercerized, mercerised	of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink / shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye
Nouns	Mercer	British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)

HyperDic: mercerize