Vul*can"ic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan;
Vulcanian.
2. Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to the
geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.
Vul`can*ic"i*ty (?), n. Volcanicity.
Vul"can*ism (?), n. Volcanism.
Vul"can*ist, n. A volcanist.
Vul"can*ite (?), n. Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large
proportion of sulphur.
Vul`can*i*za"tion (?), n. [See Vulcan.] The act or process of imparting
to caoutchouc, gutta- percha, or the like, greater elasticity,
durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under pressure.
Vul"can*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
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. Knight. — Vulcanized
rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
Vul"can*i`zer (?), n. One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an
apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.