v. [f. VULCAN sb. Hence F. vulcaniser (in sense 2).]
1. trans. To commit to the flames.
1827. Southey, 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. To subject (india-rubber, etc.) to the process of vulcanization.
1846. Hancock, Patent Specif., No. 11135. 2. When cold I remove them from the moulds and afterwards vulcanize them to make their form permanent.
1860. 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, Ser. I. 360/1. The time and heat required to vulcanize or harden the compound.
3. intr. To undergo vulcanization.
1890. Sci. Amer., 1 March, LXII. 140/1. Rubber vulcanizes at 276° Fah.
