\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.