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单词 vulcanize
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vulcanizev.

Brit. /ˈvʌlkənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈvəlkəˌnaɪz/
Forms: 1800s– vulcanise, 1800s– vulcanize.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Vulcan n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < Vulcan n. + -ize suffix. With sense 2 compare vulcanization n. and discussion at that entry, and compare also slightly earlier vulcanized adj.
1. transitive. To burn, commit to flames. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > commit to flames
blazec1485
vulcanize1827
1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 41 That great exploit, which..drew upon him so libellous an imputation in certain verses which have long since been vulcanised.
2.
a. transitive. To subject (rubber or similar polymers) to the process of vulcanization; to harden or toughen by vulcanization. Also in extended use and figurative. Cf. volcanize v. 2.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > work with rubber or plastic [verb (transitive)] > cure
sulphurize1846
vulcanize1846
volcanize1847
cure1853
metallize1860
burn1900
1846 T. Hancock Brit. Patent 11,135 (1856) 2 When cold I remove them from the moulds and afterwards vulcanize them to make their form permanent.
1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 591 It appears not to be an easy matter to vulcanise large masses of caoutchouc.
1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 360/1 The time and heat required to vulcanize or harden the compound.
1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Nov. 1190 Rubber which has been lightly vulcanized with sulfur can be dissolved in benzene with the help of peptizing agents.
1952 E. J. Pratt Towards Last Spike 3 Oatmeal was in their blood... It stretched and vulcanized the human span: Nonagenarians worked and thrived upon it.
1998 N.Y. Times 27 Dec. i. 8/3 The latex is first vulcanized with sulfur and ammonia.
2011 I. K. Michna Images Amer. ii. 36 The garage also had the ability to vulcanize tires and tubes.
b. intransitive. To become hardened or toughened by vulcanization; to undergo vulcanization.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > rubber materials > actions of rubber materials [verb (intransitive)] > undergo curing
vulcanize1864
cure1922
1864 Trans. Odontogr. Soc. Pennsylvania 1 59 The rubber which is used for this purpose..vulcanizes with the desired elasticity in a steam heat of four hours, gradually elevated from 230° to 260° Fahrenheit.
1920 G. S. Whitby Plantation Rubber xv. 372 The rubber in Mix I consisted of well-purified rubber; it vulcanized slowly and deteriorated quickly.
1993 R. L. Zimdahl Fund. Weed Sci. iv. 55 Gray rabbitbrush contains a high-grade rubber called chrysil that vulcanizes well.
2011 E. Sancaktar in L. F. M. Da Silva et al. Handbk. Adhesion Technol. xii. 274 Polypropylene and ethylene-propylene terpolymers (EPDM) can be blended while the EPDM vulcanizes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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