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mercerized

vb. (en-past of: mercerize)

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mercerized

adj. of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye; "mercerized cotton" [syn: mercerised]

Usage examples of "mercerized".

Few will remember the mercerized cotton thread that could be snapped between fists.