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Definition of Mercerises
1. mercerise [v] - See also: mercerise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercerises
Literary usage of Mercerises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Egyptian cotton generally mercerises better than ordinary American cotton.
When cotton is treated with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Egyptian cotton generally mercerises better than ordinary American cotton.
When cotton is treated with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, ..."
3. The Wild and Cultivated Cotton Plants of the World: A Revision of the Genus by George Watt (1907)
"10) observes the staple averages from 1 to 1^ inches in length, is generally more
lustrous and mercerises better than American Upland cottons, and commands ..."
4. The Chemical Technology of Textile Fibres: Their Origin, Structure by Georg von Georgievics (1902)
"In the first place, the lye must be weak, because strong lye mercerises and also
weakens the fibre. ..."
5. Handbook of Treaties, &c., Relating to Commerce and Navigation Between Great by Great Britain, Gaston de Bernhardt, Great Britain Foreign Office (1908)
"Les memes, mercerises, 20 lei. Conformement au proces-verbal No. 7 clu 18 (31)
Octobre dernier, ..."
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