Vulcanization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vulcanization \Vul`can*i*za"tion\, n. [See {Vulcan}.]
     The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha,
     or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by
     heating with sulphur under pressure.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vulcanization
       n : process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with
           sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength
           or to harden them [syn: {vulcanisation}]