vulcanization

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noun

A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur.

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vulcanisation
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Meanings

nounvulcanization (countable and uncountable, plural vulcanizations)

plural vulcanizations · alternative vulcanisation

  1. countableuncountableA process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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vulcanisation
Broader
processing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. EnglishVulcan
  2. Englishvulcanize
  3. Englishvulcanization

From vulcanize + -ation.

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Translations

Bulgarian вулканизация
  • вулканизация (vulkanizacija)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Catalan vulcanització
  • vulcanitzacióprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Chinese Mandarin 硫化
  • 硫化 (liúhuà)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Czech vulkanizace
  • vulkanizaceprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Esperanto vulkanizado
  • vulkanizadoprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Estonian vulkaniseerimine
  • vulkaniseerimineprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Finnish vulkanointi
  • vulkanointiprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
French vulcanisation
  • vulcanisationprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
German Vulkanisation
  • Vulkanisationprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Greek βουλκανισμός
  • βουλκανισμός (voulkanismós)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Indonesian vulkanisasi
  • vulkanisasiprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Italian vulcanizzazione
  • vulcanizzazioneprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Japanese 加硫
  • 加硫 (karyū)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Polish wulkanizacja
  • wulkanizacjaprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Portuguese vulcanização
  • vulcanizaçãoprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Russian вулканиза́ция
  • вулканиза́ция (vulkanizácija)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Spanish vulcanización
  • vulcanizaciónprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Swedish vulkanisering
  • vulkaniseringprocess by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Ukrainian вулканіза́ція
  • вулканіза́ція (vulkanizácija)process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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