mercerisation
mercerisation · mercerisations
A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrousA process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
Origin
See mercerize.See mercerize.
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Forms
plural: mercerisations| Singular | mercerisation |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmercerize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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