vulcanize
verb (used with object)
to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
vulcanise
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a variation of
vulcanize.
Example Sentences
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But if litharge be a constituent, it is found that acetone-extracted rubber will hardly vulcanise at all.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
