单词 | volcanize |
释义 | volcanizev. rare. 1. transitive. To subject to or change by volcanic activity or heat. Chiefly figurative. ΚΠ 1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. I. 454 The stone is hard, of the nature of quartz, and is no wise volcanized. 1811 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 340 The unconquerable Appetite for Spirit comes in with the Tobacco—the oil of which, especially in the gluttonous manner in which he volcanizes it, acts as an instant Poison. 1830 Olio 5 313/1 The effects of volcanic eruption are beneficial on the soil... Hence we find, that in most instances the highly fruitful countries, as Italy and Sicily, the gardens of Europe, have been volcanized throughout. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 5 May 18 The world has been volcanised by the heat of racial tension. 2. transitive. = vulcanize v. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > work with rubber or plastic [verb (transitive)] > cure sulphurize1846 vulcanize1846 volcanize1847 cure1853 metallize1860 burn1900 1847 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 54 289 Gutta Parcha...This..is now extensively used in the arts for various purposes, as a substitute for caoutchouc, because it has the valuable property of dissolving without being volcanized. 1993 Huntington County, Indiana 1834–1993 242/2 He also volcanized tires and even a ladies rubber girdle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1787 |
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