Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulcanize

/ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: vul-can-ize
IPA: /ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable.

Transitive verb

verb

To undergo such treatment.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Local workers hike up the side of the mountain and down into the crater at the top to harvest its sulfur—a byproduct of the gas that escapes from the volcano’s vents and collects near the shores of an acidic lake at the crater’s center. The chemical is used in industry worldwide, from making matchsticks to vulcanizing rubber, but Ijen’s sulfur goes mostly to local factories, which use it to bleach sugar."
"These vulcanized hearts, they only become more resistant when you ask for mercy."
"Natural rubber […] vulcanizes readily at the double bonds to give a strong cross-linked structure."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vulcanize From Vulcan + -ize.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

vulcanizes (present, singular) vulcanizing (participle, present) vulcanized (participle, past) vulcanized (past) vulcanise (alternative)

Derived Forms

devulcanize revulcanize vulcanisation vulcanization vulcanizable vulcanizate vulcanizer

Phrases

vulcanized fiber

Frequently Paired Words

vulcanicity vulcanite vulcanology Vulcan

Synonyms

vulcanise

Questions

How do you pronounce vulcanize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/.
What does vulcanize mean?: To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable.
Where does vulcanize come from?: Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vulcanize From Vulcan + -ize.

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