(aircraft) The Avro Vulcan, a type of jet-powered British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Cold War.

(transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable. / (intransitive) To undergo such treatment.

A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur.

present participle of vulcanize

simple past tense and past participle of vulcanize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vulcanize

Equipment used for the vulcanization of rubber. / A substance (such as sulfur) added to rubber during this process. / A person employed to vulcanize rubber.

(historical) The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism.

plural of vulcanizer

Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”) / Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”)