different between vulcanize vs kerite

English

Alternative forms

• vulcanise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?lk?na?z/

Verb

vulcanize (third-person singular simple present vulcanizes, present participle vulcanizing, simple past and past participle vulcanized)

1. (transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.
2. (intransitive) To undergo such treatment.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 404]:

     These vulcanized hearts, they only become more resistant when you ask for mercy.

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See also

• Vulcan
• Vulcanization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Verb

vulcanize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vulcanizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vulcanizar
3. first-person singular imperative of vulcanizar
4. third-person singular imperative of vulcanizar

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“horn”) +? -ite

Noun

kerite (countable and uncountable, plural kerites)

1. A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.