Vulcanize v. t. (past & past part. vulcanized; pres. part. vulcanizing) To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc.
... "pickin' up a record or two, with my 'mobe;' y' ought to see it; it's a beauty, gasolene, you know. Awful nuisance, punctures, though. Cost me thirteen dollars to repair one; vulcanize the tire, y'see. Tires weigh thirty pounds each; awful lot, ain't it? Stripped one right off, though, trying to turn in the mud; fastened on with half-inch spikes, too. Can't I persuade you to—aw—take a spin ... — The Bacillus of Beauty - A Romance of To-day • Harriet Stark
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