01 v. t. To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
imp. & p. p.
Vulcanized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vulcanizing
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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.