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mercerize
mer·cer·ize M0225000 (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 mercerisevb (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 nmer•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: mercerized
Gerund: mercerizing
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| mercerize | | mercerize |
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| I mercerize | | you mercerize | | he/she/it mercerizes | | we mercerize | | you mercerize | | they mercerize |
| Preterite |
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| I mercerized | | you mercerized | | he/she/it mercerized | | we mercerized | | you mercerized | | they mercerized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am mercerizing | | you are mercerizing | | he/she/it is mercerizing | | we are mercerizing | | you are mercerizing | | they are mercerizing |
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| I have mercerized | | you have mercerized | | he/she/it has mercerized | | we have mercerized | | you have mercerized | | they have mercerized |
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| I was mercerizing | | you were mercerizing | | he/she/it was mercerizing | | we were mercerizing | | you were mercerizing | | they were mercerizing |
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| I had mercerized | | you had mercerized | | he/she/it had mercerized | | we had mercerized | | you had mercerized | | they had mercerized |
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| I will mercerize | | you will mercerize | | he/she/it will mercerize | | we will mercerize | | you will mercerize | | they will mercerize |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would mercerize | | you would mercerize | | he/she/it would mercerize | | we would mercerize | | you would mercerize | | they would mercerize |
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| 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| Verb | 1. |  mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton"merceriseprocess, 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" |
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