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Definition of Mercerised
1. Adjective. Of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye. "Mercerized cotton"
Definition of Mercerised
1. Verb. (past of mercerise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mercerised
1. mercerise [v] - See also: mercerise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercerised
Literary usage of Mercerised
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bleaching and Dyeing of Vegetable Fibrous Materials by Julius Hübner (1912)
"The silk-like " scroop " may be produced on mercerised cotton yarn, ...
Although fibres which have been thoroughly mercerised exhibit very distinct ..."
2. Casein: Its Preparation and Technical Utilisation by Robert Scherer (1906)
"CASEIN FOR mercerised CREPE. According to a German patent process, the fabric is
printed with casein or albumin, steamed to produce coagulation, ..."
3. The Structure of the Cotton Fibre in Its Relation to Technical Applications by Frederic Hungerford Bowman (1908)
"Fibres of Egyptian Cotton mercerised, x 200 diameters. mercerised this appearance
is entirely changed, and the fibres swell up, and m swelling the reverse ..."
4. Chemistry in Daily Life by Lassar-Cohn (1913)
"... [Shoddy]—Carbonising—mercerised cotton—Artificial silk. WE begin to-day with
vinegar. Experience shows that wine and beer, which are alcoholic liquids, ..."
5. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1908)
"The Characterisation of mercerised Cotton." (Preliminary Note). By JULIUS H£BNER.
The author has studied the action of a number of reagents on cotton, ..."
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