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Definition of Mercerizing
1. mercerize [v] - See also: mercerize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercerizing
Literary usage of Mercerizing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"Methods of mercerizing.—Cotton is largely mercerized both in the form of yarn
and the ... Yarn mercerizing may be carried out in the skein or in the warp; ..."
2. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical, and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1904)
"mercerizing is a term applied to that process whereby cotton is treated with ...
mercerizing, in its essential meaning, relates to the action of certain ..."
3. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"About 1890 some textile makers in Germany were experimenting with the mercerizing
process on yarns and woven cloth. It was found, as has already been ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"By far the most important application of the mercerizing process is that by which a
... Tbe production of a permanent lustre on cotton by mercerizing ts io ..."
5. Bleaching and Related Processes as Applied to Textile Fibers and Other Materials by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1921)
"If this were the case, good results would not be obtained by mercerizing bleached
cotton, but, on the other hand, this does not appear to be so in actual ..."
6. Principles of Dyeing by George Stronach Fraps (1903)
"Machinery for mercerizing. — Machines for mercerizing should impregnate the
material as evenly as possible with the mercerizing liquid, ..."
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