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Vulcanite :: Vulcanite (n.) Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur.

Vulcanian :: Vulcanian (a.) Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals..

Sulphurous :: Sulphurize (v. t.) To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing..

Vulcanist :: Vulcanist (n.) A volcanist.

Vulcanic :: Vulcanic (a.) Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists..

Vulcanism :: Vulcanism (n.) Volcanism.

Pandora :: Pandora (n.) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it..

Ebonite :: Ebonite (n.) A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus..

Vulcanic :: Vulcanic (a.) Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.

Vulcanicity :: Vulcanicity (n.) Volcanicity.

Vulcanized :: Vulcanized (imp. & p. p.) of Vulcaniz.

Vulcanize :: Vulcanize (v. t.) To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization..

Vulcanian :: Vulcanian (a.) Volcanic.

Vulcano :: Vulcano (n.) A volcano.

Vulcanization :: Vulcanization (n.) The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under pressure..

Vulcan :: Vulcan (n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus..

Vulcanology :: Vulcanology (n.) The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action, as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc..

Volcanist :: Volcanist (n.) One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf. Neptunist..

Parkesine :: Parkesine (n.) A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile..

Caoutchouc :: Caoutchouc (n.) A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used c

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