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vul·ca·nize  (vlk-nz)

tr.v. vul·ca·nized, vul·ca·niz·ing, vul·ca·niz·es

To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat and pressure.

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vulca·niza·ble adj.

vulca·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

vulca·nizer n.

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vulcanize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to treat (rubber) with sulphur under heat and pressure to improve elasticity and strength [after Vulcan, Roman god of fire]

vulcanization
-isation n

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vulcanize  (vlk-nz)

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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vulcanize - undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" vulcanise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	vulcanize - subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" vulcanise process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"