vulcanize
verb
vul·ca·nize
| \ ˈvəl-kə-ˌnīz
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vulcanized;
vulcanizing
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Made with waterproof vulcanized rubber, this boot is doubled up on areas that often blow out in other boots. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Boots for Stomping Through Mud," 29 Mar. 2019 What did well were Nike x Off-White sneaker drops, Off-White vulcanized sneaker, Essentials, and the Moncler Genius drops—collaborations in general are still strong. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "What Sold for Men in 2018: Tailoring’s Back, Pants Are the New Sneakers, and the Logo Is Still Big (for Now)," 18 Dec. 2018 Over several months, the four prisoners secreted rubber cement (many varieties of which include vulcanizing agents) from Alcatraz’s cobbling and glove-making shops, then spread it on the seams of the raincoats to join them into a raft. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "How the only successful Alcatraz prison break in history was torn from the pages of Popular Mechanics.," 18 Jan. 2018 To people who think about vulcanizing at all—which is to say, almost nobody—this is a fairly boring process by which sulfur or other curatives create water-resistant links between rubber molecules. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "How the only successful Alcatraz prison break in history was torn from the pages of Popular Mechanics.," 18 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vulcanize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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vulcanize
verb
vul·ca·nize
| \ ˈvəl-kə-ˌnīz
\
\
vulcanized;
vulcanizing
Kids Definition of vulcanize
: to treat rubber with chemicals in order to give it more strength or flexibility