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devulcanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-vul-can-ize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat vulcanized rubber with processes designed to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + vulcanize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

devulcanizes (present, singular) devulcanizing (participle, present) devulcanized (participle, past) devulcanized (past)

Derived Forms

devulcanizer

Questions

What does devulcanize mean?
To treat vulcanized rubber with processes designed to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
Where does devulcanize come from?
From de- + vulcanize.

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