mercerize

verb

/ˈmɜːsəraɪz/

/ˈmɜːrsəraɪz/

(British English also mercerise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mercerize	/ˈmɜːsəraɪz/ /ˈmɜːrsəraɪz/
he / she / it mercerizes	/ˈmɜːsəraɪzɪz/ /ˈmɜːrsəraɪzɪz/
past simple mercerized	/ˈmɜːsəraɪzd/ /ˈmɜːrsəraɪzd/
past participle mercerized	/ˈmɜːsəraɪzd/ /ˈmɜːrsəraɪzd/
-ing form mercerizing	/ˈmɜːsəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɜːrsəraɪzɪŋ/

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mercerize something to treat cotton cloth or thread with a chemical to make it stronger and more shiny丝光：用化学药品处理棉布或线使其更坚固，更有光泽
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the name of John Mercer (died 1866), said to have invented the process + -ize.