vulcanize
to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
to subject (a substance other than rubber) to some analogous process, as to harden it.
Origin of vulcanize
1- Also especially British, vul·can·ise .
Other words from vulcanize
- vul·can·iz·a·ble, adjective
- vul·can·i·za·tion, noun
- vul·can·iz·er, noun
- non·vul·can·ized, adjective
- self-vul·can·iz·ing, adjective
- sem·i·vul·can·ized, adjective
- un·vul·can·ized, adjective
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How to use vulcanize in a sentence
When the goods are cured steam is blown off, the vulcanizer opened and the cloths are removed.
But it has come to be a sort of vulcanizer, to make plain English, irony.
British Dictionary definitions for vulcanize
vulcanise
/ (ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪz) /
to treat (rubber) with sulphur or sulphur compounds under heat and pressure to improve elasticity and strength or to produce a hard substance such as vulcanite
to treat (substances other than rubber) by a similar process in order to improve their properties
Derived forms of vulcanize
- vulcanizable or vulcanisable, adjective
- vulcanization or vulcanisation, noun
- vulcanizer or vulcaniser, noun
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Scientific definitions for vulcanize
[ vŭl′kə-nīz′ ]
To harden rubber by combining it with sulfur or other substances in the presence of heat and pressure. Vulcanization gives rubber strength, resistance, and elasticity.
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