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Meaning of "mercerise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCERISE

mercerise  [ˈmɜːsəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCERISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mercerise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mercerise in English.

WHAT DOES MERCERISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mercerise

Mercerised cotton

Mercerization is a treatment for cotton fabric and thread that gives fabric or yarns a lustrous appearance and strengthens them. The process is applied to cellulosic materials like cotton or hemp.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MERCERISE

PRESENT

Present
I mercerise
you mercerise
he/she/it mercerises
we mercerise
you mercerise
they mercerise
Present continuous
I am mercerising
you are mercerising
he/she/it is mercerising
we are mercerising
you are mercerising
they are mercerising
Present perfect
I have mercerised
you have mercerised
he/she/it has mercerised
we have mercerised
you have mercerised
they have mercerised
Present perfect continuous
I have been mercerising
you have been mercerising
he/she/it has been mercerising
we have been mercerising
you have been mercerising
they have been mercerising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mercerised
you mercerised
he/she/it mercerised
we mercerised
you mercerised
they mercerised
Past continuous
I was mercerising
you were mercerising
he/she/it was mercerising
we were mercerising
you were mercerising
they were mercerising
Past perfect
I had mercerised
you had mercerised
he/she/it had mercerised
we had mercerised
you had mercerised
they had mercerised
Past perfect continuous
I had been mercerising
you had been mercerising
he/she/it had been mercerising
we had been mercerising
you had been mercerising
they had been mercerising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mercerise
you will mercerise
he/she/it will mercerise
we will mercerise
you will mercerise
they will mercerise
Future continuous
I will be mercerising
you will be mercerising
he/she/it will be mercerising
we will be mercerising
you will be mercerising
they will be mercerising
Future perfect
I will have mercerised
you will have mercerised
he/she/it will have mercerised
we will have mercerised
you will have mercerised
they will have mercerised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mercerising
you will have been mercerising
he/she/it will have been mercerising
we will have been mercerising
you will have been mercerising
they will have been mercerising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mercerise
you would mercerise
he/she/it would mercerise
we would mercerise
you would mercerise
they would mercerise
Conditional continuous
I would be mercerising
you would be mercerising
he/she/it would be mercerising
we would be mercerising
you would be mercerising
they would be mercerising
Conditional perfect
I would have mercerise
you would have mercerise
he/she/it would have mercerise
we would have mercerise
you would have mercerise
they would have mercerise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mercerising
you would have been mercerising
he/she/it would have been mercerising
we would have been mercerising
you would have been mercerising
they would have been mercerising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mercerise
we let´s mercerise
you mercerise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mercerise
Past participle
mercerised
Present Participle
mercerising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCERISE


accessorise
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
accessorize
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
categorize
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
computerize
kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz
deodorize
diːˈəʊdəˌraɪz
familiarize
fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
glamorize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
mercerize
ˈmɜːsəˌraɪz
mesmerize
ˈmɛzməˌraɪz
moisturize
ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz
motorise
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
parameterize
pəˈræmɪtəˌraɪz
plagiarize
ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz
terrorize
ˈtɛrəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCERISE

mercenaries
mercenarily
mercenariness
mercenarism
mercenary
mercer
mercerisation
merceriser
mercerization
mercerize
mercerizer
mercery
merch
merchandise
merchandiser
merchandising
merchandize

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCERISE

catheterise
cerise
containerise
copolymerise
depolymerise
dimerise
enterprise
etherise
euhemerise
grangerise
isomerise
mesmerise
parameterise
pauperise
polymerise
pulverise
rerise
rubberise
slenderise
suberise
winterise

Synonyms and antonyms of mercerise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mercerise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCERISE

Find out the translation of mercerise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mercerise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mercerise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mercerise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercerise
570 millions of speakers

English

mercerise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mercerise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mercerise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mercerise
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercerise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mercerise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

MERCERISE
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merceris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

merry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mercerise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mercerise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mercerise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mercerise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mercerise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mercerise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mercerizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mercerise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mercerise
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mercerise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mercerise
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mercerise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mercerise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mercerise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mercerise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCERISE»

The term «mercerise» is used very little and occupies the 184.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCERISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mercerise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mercerise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mercerise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCERISE»

Discover the use of mercerise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mercerise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
Burden, F., boiling points of organic bodies, 24, 483. Burgemeister, A., application of glycerin to mercerise and mordant vegetable fibre, 25, 187. Burnard, 0. F., modification of the apparatus for estimating the carbonic acid in carbonated alkalis, ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1874
2
Chemistry of the Textiles Industry
Liquid ammonia can also be used to mercerise cotton. References and bibliography 9 The colouring of textiles ID. RATTEE 9.1 The development. Alexander, P., Hudson, R.F. and Earland, C. (1963). Wool, Its Chemistry and Physics, Chapman ...
C. Carr, 1995
3
Engineering Times: The Newspaper of Commercial Engineering
Mercerisiny,r cloth in the piece does not give such brilliant results as if mercerised yarn is woven into cloth, but piece mercerising is a necessity for certain cloths, seeingr that it is not possible to mercerise single yarns which cannot withstand ...
‎1899
4
The principles and practice of textile printing
... be distinguished from each other, whereas, on the other hand, caustic soda at from 20' to 30' Tw. will only mercerise in the cold. All the same, temperature does influence the result, and it is always advisable to work in the cold if possible.
Edmund Knecht
5
Textile Fabrics and Their Preparation for Dyeing
Tcnsiom'ng Devices—It is extremely difficult to properly mercerise raw material, as there is no reliable method of gripping the fibres and keeping them under tension. The best way is to lay the cotton or linen between two sheets of fine mesh ...
John James Hummel, Hasluck Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1906
6
Proceedings of the Technological Conference
Ratio of Sample Details of Barium Peak breadth intensities sample number of 002 peak at 20 angles 20° & 22.6° Poplin □ PMS Mercerise-scour 116 1.40 0.093 PMSB Mercerise-scour-bleach 113 1.45 0.108 PSB Scour-bleach 100 1.35 0.096 ...
‎1977
7
The Indian Journal of Economics
1abour 005 045 1( 850 (5 50 10 155 5( 10 15 1aw 0ateria5 5( 15 850 50 55 00 15 55 5( 350 155 Booti 15 (ari Mercerise Mercerise (ari (ari 1 Mercerise (ari (ari (.i (aw 0ateria5 1sed in Border 1( (ari Mercerise (ari (ari (.i Cotton Mercerise (ari (ari  ...
‎1999
8
The Indian Textile Journal
... liter Other Manufacturing Machinery • Drying Range Machine • Centrifuge ( Hydro Extractor) • 2 Bowl/3 Bowl padding Mangle • Winch Machine • Soaper Machine (washing unit) • Jigger Machine h Jumbo Jigger • Mercerise Machine • Cooling ...
Sorabji M. Rutnagur, 2001
9
Natural and Synthetic Fibers Yearbook
Generally, as the Teryl- ene content of the fabric increases, the crease recovery improves. TABLE I. DYEING AND FINISHING ROUTINES. a 4 Routine B Scour i Heat set ± Bleach Mercerise 1 I 1 1 1 Bleach Mercerise 1 Mercerise Bleach Heat  ...
Milton Harris, 1962
10
Digital Printing of Textiles
For example, a typical sequence for woven cotton fabric is as follows: Singe > desize > scour > bleach > mercerise > dry > weft-straighten > batch The order of these processes may vary slightly and some of the processes can be combined.
H Ujiie, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCERISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mercerise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sangam to invest ₹120 cr in seamless garments
The company is to set up 10,000 spindles for slub yarn (which has soft lumps scattered along the yarn) and a mercerise unit, besides ... «Hindu Business Line, Aug 14»
2
Sangam (India) forays into seamless garments
The company plans to set up 10,000 spindles for slub yarn and mercerise unit to manufacture 10,000 pieces of seamless garment per day in ... «Business Standard, Aug 14»
3
The silk route
The current series has 'silk' as its theme, based on the feel of the fabric. Designs in silk, mercerise, cotton and zari yarns are a feast for the eyes. «The Hindu, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
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