Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vulcanization"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vulcanization \Vul`can*i*za"tion\, n. [See {Vulcan}.]
The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha,
or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by
heating with sulphur under pressure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vulcanization
n : process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with
sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength
or to harden them [syn: {vulcanisation}]
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