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Durable vs Vulcanize - What's the difference?

durable | vulcanize |

As a adjective durable

is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

As a noun durable

is (economics) a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

As a verb vulcanize is

to treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.

durable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.
  • Synonyms

    * permanent

    Antonyms

    * weak * vulnerable * transitory

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
  • *
  • Antonyms

    * nondurable ----

    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) ----