Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of artificial vulcanite in which the caoutchouc is replaced by asphaltum or tar, combined with animal or vegetable oils.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A compound in which
tar orasphalt combined withanimal orvegetable oils isvulcanized bysulphur , the product closely resemblingrubber ; formerly used as aninsulating material intelegraphy .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, from a word meaning "horn".
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