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.
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Antonyms
* nondurable
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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
Related terms
* vulcanicity
* vulcanite
* vulcanology
See also
* Vulcan
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