Home › Words › C › cottonizecottonizecottonize means to treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.EtymologyFrom cotton + -ize.verbTo treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cottonization 75% match — The process of cottonizing. vs cottonize →mercerize 66% match — To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes. vs cottonize →chemicalize 64% match — To make chemical; to impregnate with chemicals. vs cottonize →mercerisation 63% match — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous. vs cottonize →chemicalization 59% match — The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods. vs cottonize →decatize 59% match — To steam something (typically a fabric) with the intention of uncurling it, giving it a lustre, or fixing a finish on it. vs cottonize →cottony 58% match — Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy vs cottonize →cottonlike 57% match — Resembling cotton. vs cottonize →