vulcanisation

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A form of vulcanization — A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounvulcanisation (countable and uncountable, plural vulcanisations)

plural vulcanisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulcanization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprocess of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

vulcanisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanisation

MLA

“vulcanisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulcanisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanisation.

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