Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 treat to strengthen and improve the luster; 
- Example: "mercerize cotton"[syn: mercerize, mercerise]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mercerise
    v 1: treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize
         cotton" [syn: mercerize, mercerise]