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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
Français mercerisation

CEFR level

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

merceriser Mercerize Mercerized mercerizer Mercerizes Mercerizing

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