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vulcanize
vul·ca·nize [ vúlkə nz ] (past and past participle vul·ca·nized, present participle vul·ca·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular vul·ca·niz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
harden something with chemicals: to strengthen a material such as rubber by combining it with sulfur and other additives and then applying heat and pressure

vul·ca·niz·a·ble adjective
vul·can·i·za·tion [ vùlkəni záysh'n ] noun
vul·ca·niz·er noun
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