vul·ca·nize /ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪz/
(v.)用高溫和硫黃處理
Vul·can·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing ] To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc. --Knight.
Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
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vulcanize
v 1: undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: vulcanise]
2: subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" [syn: vulcanise]