Meaning

3 senses

  1. Equipment used for the vulcanization of rubber.

    a device used for the vulcanization of rubber.

  2. A substance (such as sulfur) added to rubber during this process.

  3. A person employed to vulcanize rubber.

Origin

From vulcanize + -er.

From vulcanize + -er.

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Forms

plural: vulcanizers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency:vulcaniser
  • a device used for the vulcanization of rubber.:vulcaniser

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvulcanize

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
voyageB1voyagervoyeurvulgarvulgarityvulnerability

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