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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mercerize /ˈmɜːsərʌɪz/ (or mercerise)

▶verb (often as adj. mercerized) treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre.

– origin C19: from John Mercer, said to have invented the process, + -ize.

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