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Desertify vs Vulcanize - What's the difference?

desertify | vulcanize |

As verbs the difference between desertify and vulcanize

is that desertify is (of a geographical region) to become desert while vulcanize is to treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.

desertify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (of a geographical region) to become desert
  • to cause (a geographical region) to become desert
  • vulcanize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * vulcanise (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Verb

  • To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.
  • To desertify or make (something, such as a landscape) xeric.
  • Derived terms

    * devulcanize * vulcanisation, vulcanization * vulcanized fiber * vulcanizer

    See also

    * Vulcan * (projectlink) ----