Associations to the word «Vulcanize»

Wiktionary

VULCANIZE, verb. (transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.
VULCANIZE, verb. To desertify or make (something, such as a landscape) xeric.

Dictionary definition

VULCANIZE, verb. Undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber".
VULCANIZE, verb. Subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber".

Wise words

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