cottonize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cotton +‎ -ize

Verb[edit]

cottonize (third-person singular simple present cottonizes, present participle cottonizing, simple past and past participle cottonized)

  1. (transitive) To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.