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Vulcanize

To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Treat 76% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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Vulcanization 74% connected

The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vulcanization 74% connected

The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vulcanizer 74% connected

One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.

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Vulcanizer 74% connected

One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.

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