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Vulcanize
Vul′can-ize
,Verb.
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.