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mercerizing

mercerizing is the present participle and gerund of mercerize.

Meaning of mercerize

Verb

mercerize (third-person singular simple present mercerizes, present participle mercerizing, simple past and past participle mercerized)

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

Questions about mercerizing

What is mercerizing the present participle and gerund of?
Mercerizing is the present participle and gerund of mercerize.

Words near mercerizing in the dictionary

  1. mercerize
  2. mercerized
  3. mercerizer
  4. mercerizers
  5. mercerizes
  6. mercerizing
  7. Merceron
  8. mercers
  9. Mercersburg theology
  10. mercership
  11. Mercerville

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