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vulcanized |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p. pr & vb n. {Vulcanizing}.] To change the properties of as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization. {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 --Knight. {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vulcanized adj : (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) [syn: {cured}]
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