mercerizationn.

Brit.

/ˌməːs(ə)rʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmərsərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌmərsəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– mercerisation, 1800s– mercerization.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mercer , -ization suffix.

Etymology: < the name of John Mercer (1791–1866), English calico-printer and chemist, who discovered the process in 1844 + -ization suffix. Mercer patented the process in 1850, but N.E.D. (1906) notes s.v. mercerize that ‘the process was not made use of in the trade until c1895’.

Textiles.

The process of treating cotton yarn or fabric (often under tension) with a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide or other base, in order to impart strength and lustre and to increase affinity for dyes.After immersion, the yarn is washed with water and acid.

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mercerization1852

mercerizing1859

1852 Athenæum 28 Feb. 257/1 A number of specimens..assumed an appearance of extraordinary fineness, others puckered in patterns by partial Mercerization.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 2/1 Cellulose treated with cold concentrated soda lye, or mercerisation, as the process is called.

1932 Discovery June 191/2 Mercerization processes..affect only the sideways relations of the chains [of cellulose fibres].

1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics iii. 24 Mercerisation increases the amount of amorphous material in the fibre.

1994 Science 11 Nov. 1027/2 Cellulose II..is obtained from cellulose I by treatment with alkali (mercerization).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercerization
释义	mercerizationn. Brit. /ˌməːs(ə)rʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmərsərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmərsəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– mercerisation, 1800s– mercerization. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mercer , -ization suffix. Etymology: < the name of John Mercer (1791–1866), English calico-printer and chemist, who discovered the process in 1844 + -ization suffix. Mercer patented the process in 1850, but N.E.D. (1906) notes s.v. mercerize that ‘the process was not made use of in the trade until c1895’. Textiles. The process of treating cotton yarn or fabric (often under tension) with a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide or other base, in order to impart strength and lustre and to increase affinity for dyes.After immersion, the yarn is washed with water and acid. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > mercerizing mercerization1852 mercerizing1859 1852 Athenæum 28 Feb. 257/1 A number of specimens..assumed an appearance of extraordinary fineness, others puckered in patterns by partial Mercerization. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 2/1 Cellulose treated with cold concentrated soda lye, or mercerisation, as the process is called. 1932 Discovery June 191/2 Mercerization processes..affect only the sideways relations of the chains [of cellulose fibres]. 1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics iii. 24 Mercerisation increases the amount of amorphous material in the fibre. 1994 Science 11 Nov. 1027/2 Cellulose II..is obtained from cellulose I by treatment with alkali (mercerization). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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