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Meaning of mercerisation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi merserointi

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

merceriser Mercerize Mercerized mercerizer Mercerizes Mercerizing