(Used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
1 In the later experiments corks of vulcanised India-rubber were invariably employed.
2 There were torches in the glove compartment, vulcanised monstrosities with old-fashioned filament bulbs.
3 No vulcanised India-rubber should be employed in tropical climates; it rots, and becomes useless.
4 He unwrapped a little package and took out a round, flat disc-like thing of black vulcanised rubber.
5 They have an all-leather upper for comfort and breathability and the vulcanised rubber sole offers grip, flexibility and durability.
6 Known as "the Fearless Frogman" he conducted daredevil feats in open water while enveloped in a vulcanised rubber suit.
7 Kennedy was digging into the wall with a bill file at the place where he had buried the little vulcanised disc.
8 There was no kedgeree that morning, or sausages, or any poached eggs not smothered in vulcanised hollandaise sauce, not even toast and marmalade.
9 Formula One is the ultimate nerd's revenge, the only arena in the world that allows vulcanised rubber physicists to mingle with glamour models.
10 (4) Red vulcanised fibre, like wood, absorbs paraffin, but it cannot be entirely waterproofed in this way.
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