VULCANIZATION
\vˌʌlkɐna͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \vˌʌlkɐnaɪzˈeɪʃən], \v_ˌʌ_l_k_ɐ_n_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
By Princeton University
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process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The process of heating caoutchouc with sulphur under pressure. The degree of hardness of the product is determined by the temperature.
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Loosely, the subjecting of any organic body to a high heat for the purpose of increasing its resistance to decay, etc.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.