treat crude rubber with sulphur and expose it to high temperatures to increase its durability and elasticity (also vulcanise)
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Vulcanize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
vulcanize
\vul"can*ize\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. vulcanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. vulcanizing (?).] to change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or india rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Verb
1. undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber"
(synonym) vulcanise
(hypernym) change
(derivation) vulcanization, vulcanisation
2. subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber"
(synonym) vulcanise
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) vulcanization, vulcanisation
Vulcanize Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vulcanize Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vulcanization or vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulfur or other equivalent "curatives." These additives modify the polymer by forming crosslinks (bridges) between individual polymer chains. Vulcanized materials are less sticky and have superior mechanical properties. A vast array of products are made with vulcanized rubber including tires, shoe soles, hoses, and hockey pucks. The process is named after Vulcan, Roman god of fire. Hard vulcanized rubber is sometimes sold under the brand names ebonite or vulcanite, and is used to make hard articles such as bowling balls and saxophone mouth pieces.
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