Vulcanize /(?)/

Vul·can·ize

Vulcanize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Vulcanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing

  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.