VULCANIZE
vulcanize, vulcanise
(verb) subject to vulcanization; “vulcanized rubber”
vulcanize, vulcanise
(verb) undergo vulcanization; “vulcanize rubber”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
vulcanize (third-person singular simple present vulcanizes, present participle vulcanizing, simple past and past participle vulcanized)
(transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.
(intransitive) To undergo such treatment.
Source: Wiktionary
Vul"can*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing.]
Definition: To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization. Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc. Knight.
– Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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