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De - Pt| English Dictionary: vulcanize | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for vulcanize | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc. --Knight. {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized. | |
