"vulcanize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/ Audio: en-au-vulcanize.ogg Forms: vulcanizes [present, singular, third-person], vulcanizing [participle, present], vulcanized [participle, past], vulcanized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} vulcanize (third-person singular simple present vulcanizes, present participle vulcanizing, simple past and past participle vulcanized)
  1. (transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemical processes, Organic chemistry, Polymer, Sulfur Translations (to harden rubber with heat): вулканизирам (vulkaniziram) (Bulgarian), vulcanitzar (Catalan), 硫化 (liúhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), vulkaniseren (Dutch), vulkanoida (Finnish), vulcaniser (French), vulcanizar (Galician), ვულკანიზირება (vulḳanizireba) (Georgian), vulkanisieren (German), vulkanizar (Ido), vulcanizzare (Italian), 加硫する (karyū suru) (alt: かりゅうする) (Japanese), вулканизи́ра (vulkanizíra) (Macedonian), vulcaanee (Manx), vulcanizar (Portuguese), vulcaniza [feminine] (Romanian), вулканизи́ровать (vulkanizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), вулканизова́ть (vulkanizovátʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), vulcanizar (Spanish), lưu hóa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-vulcanize-en-verb-rTRAFv9T Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Organic chemistry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Polymer: 92 8 Disambiguation of Sulfur: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'to harden rubber with heat': 97 3
  2. (intransitive) To undergo such treatment. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Chemical processes
    Sense id: en-vulcanize-en-verb-5UQ62cNQ Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vulcanise (english: non-Oxford British spelling) Derived forms: devulcanize, vulcanisation, vulcanization, vulcanized fiber, vulcanizer Related terms: vulcanicity, vulcanite, vulcanology, Vulcan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "word": "vulcanizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vulcaniza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vulkanizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вулканизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vulkanizovátʹ",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вулканизова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "word": "vulcanizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to harden rubber with heat",
      "word": "lưu hóa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulcanize"
}

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