Mercerized is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for MERCERIZED in dictionary:

VERB:
• MERCERIZE, to treat cotton fabric under tension with caustic soda, so as to increase the strength and dye absorption, also MERCERISE
• treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre
ADJECTIVE:
• of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to give (as cotton yarn) luster, strength, and receptiveness to dyes by treatment under tension with caustic soda

Words related to MERCERIZED

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How to use MERCERIZED in a sentence

• The demonstration of this simple fact laid the foundation for the manufacture of a vast variety of attractive dress materials known as mercerized cotton.
• WIRE comes in black, white, silver, and gilt, and is covered with cotton, mercerized cotton, and silk.
• I hate little towns and little spenders and mercerized stockings and cotton lisle next to my skin, and machine-stitched nightgowns.
• Under the cretonne curtain, though, the blue mercerized frock hung unworn, and in its dark drawer remained the petticoat with its rill of lace.

Similar words containing MERCERIZ without suffix ed

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