"mercerisation" meaning in All languages combined

See mercerisation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mercerisations [plural]
Etymology: See mercerize. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mercerisation (countable and uncountable, plural mercerisations)
  1. A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: mercerize Translations (process of treating cotton): merserointi (Finnish)

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