"mercerisation" meaning in English

See mercerisation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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)
    Sense id: en-mercerisation-en-noun-M6s5DRW4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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