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vulcanize
vul·ca·nize V0153500 (vŭl′kə-nīz′)tr.v. vul·ca·nized, vul·ca·niz·ing, vul·ca·niz·es To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat and pressure. vul′ca·niz′a·ble adj.vul′ca·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.vul′ca·niz′er n.vulcanize (ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪz) or vulcanisevb (tr) 1. (Chemistry) to treat (rubber) with sulphur or sulphur compounds under heat and pressure to improve elasticity and strength or to produce a hard substance such as vulcanite2. (Chemistry) to treat (substances other than rubber) by a similar process in order to improve their properties ˈvulcanˌizable, ˈvulcanˌisable adj ˌvulcaniˈzation, ˌvulcaniˈsation n ˈvulcanˌizer, ˈvulcanˌiser nvul•can•ize (ˈvʌl kəˌnaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting greater strength, elasticity, and durability. 2. to subject (a substance other than rubber) to some analogous process, as to harden it. [1820–30] vul′can•iz`a•ble, adj. vul`can•i•za′tion, n. vul′can•iz`er, n. vul·ca·nize (vŭl′kə-nīz′) To harden rubber by heating it and combining it with sulfur. Vulcanization gives rubber strength and elasticity.vulcanize Past participle: vulcanized Gerund: vulcanizing
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I vulcanized | you vulcanized | he/she/it vulcanized | we vulcanized | you vulcanized | they vulcanized |
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I am vulcanizing | you are vulcanizing | he/she/it is vulcanizing | we are vulcanizing | you are vulcanizing | they are vulcanizing |
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I have vulcanized | you have vulcanized | he/she/it has vulcanized | we have vulcanized | you have vulcanized | they have vulcanized |
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I was vulcanizing | you were vulcanizing | he/she/it was vulcanizing | we were vulcanizing | you were vulcanizing | they were vulcanizing |
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I had vulcanized | you had vulcanized | he/she/it had vulcanized | we had vulcanized | you had vulcanized | they had vulcanized |
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I will vulcanize | you will vulcanize | he/she/it will vulcanize | we will vulcanize | you will vulcanize | they will vulcanize |
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I will have vulcanized | you will have vulcanized | he/she/it will have vulcanized | we will have vulcanized | you will have vulcanized | they will have vulcanized |
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I will be vulcanizing | you will be vulcanizing | he/she/it will be vulcanizing | we will be vulcanizing | you will be vulcanizing | they will be vulcanizing |
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I have been vulcanizing | you have been vulcanizing | he/she/it has been vulcanizing | we have been vulcanizing | you have been vulcanizing | they have been vulcanizing |
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I will have been vulcanizing | you will have been vulcanizing | he/she/it will have been vulcanizing | we will have been vulcanizing | you will have been vulcanizing | they will have been vulcanizing |
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I had been vulcanizing | you had been vulcanizing | he/she/it had been vulcanizing | we had been vulcanizing | you had been vulcanizing | they had been vulcanizing |
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I would vulcanize | you would vulcanize | he/she/it would vulcanize | we would vulcanize | you would vulcanize | they would vulcanize |
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I would have vulcanized | you would have vulcanized | he/she/it would have vulcanized | we would have vulcanized | you would have vulcanized | they would have vulcanized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | vulcanize - undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber"vulcanisechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | | 2. | vulcanize - subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber"vulcaniseprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | TranslationsvulcaniservulcanizzarevulcanizzazioneEncyclopediaSeevulcanizationvulcanize
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