Turner, Annabell · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 33
COTTON 19 tinous and translucent, thereby affecting the optical properties of the fiber and lessening the amount of light absorbed. Ordinarily the proc- ess of mercerization is not continued until every … Cotton, Mercerized and Stretched, Showing Incom- plete Mercerization fiber is completely mercerized. The illustra- tion, which is typical, shows part of the fibers still containing a partial twist. Mercerized cotton is somewhat more reactive towards dyestuffs than other cottons,
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