vulcanization
An industrial process that strengthens natural rubber. Because it requires great heat, the process was named after the Roman god of fire, Vulcan.
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How to use vulcanization in a sentence
The proper vulcanization is of the greatest importance in determining the durability of the stamp.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. DavidGoodyear lived for sixteen years after his discovery of the vulcanization process.
The Age of Invention | Holland ThompsonIn india-rubber combs the teeth are moulded to shape and the whole hardened by vulcanization.
Goodyear had discovered the process which afterwards came to be known as “vulcanization.”
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. | Edward W. ByrnMr. Goodyear had not yet discovered, however, the process of vulcanization, upon which the rubber industry is founded.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. | Edward W. Byrn
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