VULCANISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

vulcanisation; vulcanization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("vulcanisation" is a kind of...):

processing (preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure)

Derivation:

vulcanise (subject to vulcanization)

vulcanise (undergo vulcanization)