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vulcanize, v.|ˈvʌlkənaɪz|
[f. Vulcan n. Hence F. vulcaniser (in sense 2).]
1. trans. To commit to the flames.
1827Southey Lett. (1856) IV. 41 That great exploit, which..drew upon him so libellous an imputation in certain verses which have long since been vulcanised.
2. To subject (india-rubber, etc.) to the process of vulcanization.
1846Hancock Patent Specif. No. 11135. 2 When cold I remove them from the moulds and afterwards vulcanize them to make their form permanent. 1860Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 591 It appears not to be an easy matter to vulcanise large masses of caoutchouc. 1873E. Spon Workshop Receipts Ser. i. 360/1 The time and heat required to vulcanize or harden the compound.
3. intr. To undergo vulcanization.
1890Sci. Amer. 1 March LXII. 140/1 Rubber vulcanizes at 276° Fah. |