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vulcanize The native islanders had even discovered how to vulcanize the rubber from the local trees in a primitive way. vulcanize*

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To treat crude or synthetic rubber or plastic so that it becomes elastic and strong and resists decay. The Roman god Vulcan (the Greek Hephaestus) was in charge of fire and the skills that use fire, especially blacksmithing. When Charles Goodyear almost accidentally discovered how to vulcanize rubber in 1839, he revolutionized the rubber industry. He called his process vulcanization because it used fire to heat a mix of rubber and sulfur. Vulcanized rubber was soon being used for shoes and other products, and in the Civil War balloons made of this new, stronger rubber carried Union spies over the Confederate armies. The material's importance increased greatly over the years, and today vulcanized rubber remains in use for automobile tires and numerous other products

word	vulcanize
definition	To treat crude or synthetic rubber or plastic so that it becomes elastic and strong and resists decay.
eg_sentence	The native islanders had even discovered how to vulcanize the rubber from the local trees in a primitive way.
explanation	The Roman god Vulcan (the Greek Hephaestus) was in charge of fire and the skills that use fire, especially blacksmithing. When Charles Goodyear almost accidentally discovered how to vulcanize rubber in 1839, he revolutionized the rubber industry. He called his process vulcanization because it used fire to heat a mix of rubber and sulfur. Vulcanized rubber was soon being used for shoes and other products, and in the Civil War balloons made of this new, stronger rubber carried Union spies over the Confederate armies. The material's importance increased greatly over the years, and today vulcanized rubber remains in use for automobile tires and numerous other products
IPA	vulcanize*

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