Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mercerize

1 sense of mercerize

Sense 1
mercerize, mercerise -- (treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton")
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")

Similarity of adj mercerized

1 sense of mercerized

Sense 1
mercerized, mercerised -- (of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye; "mercerized cotton")
       Participle of verb mercerize (Sense 1)
      => mercerize, mercerise -- (treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton")
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")