Vulcanism

Volcanism.

Nearby words

Voyol

See Viol, 2. The block through which a messenger passes.

Vugh Vugg

A cavity in a lode; -- called also vogle.

Vulcan

The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus.

Vulcanic

Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.

Vulcanite

Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur.

Vulcanization

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

Vulcanize

To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.

Vulcanizer

One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.