vulcanize
vulcanize · vulcanizes · vulcanized · vulcanizing
вулканизировать, вулканизовать
vulkanisieren
vulcanizar
vulcaniser
vulcanizzare
vulcanizar
To treat rubber with heat and sulfur to harden it and make it more durableTo treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable.
/ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to harden rubber with heat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to harden rubber with heat:
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable.
vulkanisieren
вулканизи́роватьvulkanizírovatʹ, вулканизова́тьvulkanizovátʹ
(intransitive)To undergo such treatment.
More definitions
- undergo vulcanization
- subject to vulcanization
Forms
vulcanizes, vulcanizing, vulcanized, vulcanizedregular · Lesson
| Base form | vulcanize · to vulcanize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vulcanizes |
| Present participle | vulcanizing |
| Past simple | vulcanized |
| Past participle | vulcanized |
Tenses
vulcanize · vulcanized · will vulcanize · have vulcanizedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- undergo vulcanization:vulcanise
- subject to vulcanization:vulcanise
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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