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vulcanization
noun[ U ]
mainly US(UK usuallyvulcanisation)uk /ˌvʌl.kə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌvʌl.kə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a chemical process by which rubber is made stronger:
The discovery of vulcanisation allowed the widespread industrial applications of rubber.
The process of vulcanization makes rubber tyres more resilient and hardwearing.
The rubber goes through an initial phase of processing called vulcanisation.
These substances were originally produced as accelerators for the rubber vulcanization process.
The 19th century saw the vulcanization of rubber, the development of specialist machinery and techniques, and the first efforts to cultivate rubber.
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