VULCANIZATION

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 ("vulcanization" is a kind of...):

processing (preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure)

Derivation:

vulcanize (subject to vulcanization)

vulcanize (undergo vulcanization)