vulcanize

Etymology

verb

  1. (transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo such treatment.
    Natural rubber […] vulcanizes readily at the double bonds to give a strong cross-linked structure. 2012, Theodore Rochow, Resinography

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