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Mercerize Moderate

Mercerize has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

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Verb
1

treat to strengthen and improve the luster

"mercerize cotton"

2

To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.

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process
Rhyming Words
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