vulcanizable

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vul⋅can⋅ize

[vuhl-kuh-nahyz]

–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.

1.	to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.

2.	to subject (a substance other than rubber) to some analogous process, as to harden it.

Also, especially British, vul⋅can⋅ise.

Origin:
1820–30; Vulcan + -ize

Related forms:

vul⋅can⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective

vul⋅can⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun

vul⋅can⋅iz⋅er, noun

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vul·ca·nize (vŭl'kə-nīz')

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.
vul'ca·niz'a·ble adj., vul'ca·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n., vul'ca·niz'er n.

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Word Origin & History

vulcanize

1827, "to put into flames," from Vulcan (q.v.), name of the Roman god of fire, + -ize. As a treatment for rubber, first recorded 1846.

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vulcanize (vŭl'kə-nīz') Pronunciation Key
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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