"devulcanize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: devulcanizes [present, singular, third-person], devulcanizing [participle, present], devulcanized [participle, past], devulcanized [past]
Etymology: de- + vulcanize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|vulcanize}} de- + vulcanize Head templates: {{en-verb}} devulcanize (third-person singular simple present devulcanizes, present participle devulcanizing, simple past and past participle devulcanized)
  1. (transitive) To treat vulcanized rubber with processes designed to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-devulcanize-en-verb-F~5jimr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

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