Vulcanize

3 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vulcanize
       v 1: undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: {vulcanise}]
       2: subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" [syn: {vulcanise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "vulcanize":
     blaze, blister, brand, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, cauterize,
     char, coal, crack, cupel, elasticize, flame, found, oxidate,
     oxidize, parch, pyrolyze, rubber, rubberize, scorch, sear, singe,
     solder, swinge, torrefy, vesicate, weld