Thesaurus: vulcanize

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1. v. t. To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
2. v. undergo vulcanization
3. v. subject to vulcanization
4. 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.
5. To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, bythe process of vulcanization. Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, orother fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as toform a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc.Knight.-- Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
6. v undergo vulcanization v subject to vulcanization