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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Vulcanize

· Vul·can·ize · IPA /ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/
01 v. t. To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
imp. & p. p. Vulcanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing
  1. 1.
    To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Phrases & compounds
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.
Vulcanized rubber — India rubber, vulcanized.