vulcanized fiber : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vulcanized fiber	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for vulcanized fiber
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vulcanized fiber n a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth Synonym(s): fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.