vulcanization

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun vulcanization has 1 sense

vulcanization(n = noun.process) vulcanisation - process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them; Array

is a kind of processing

Derived forms verb vulcanize₂, verb vulcanize₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

vulcanization, 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]

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