unvulcanised

Thân thiện

The chemist examines a sample of unvulcanised rubber in the laboratory.

Definition

Adjective: - Not vulcanized: Describes a material, especially rubber, that has not undergone the process of vulcanization. Vulcanization is a chemical treatment that makes rubber harder, more durable, and less sticky by adding sulfur or other curatives.

Usage

This is a technical adjective used primarily in industrial, manufacturing, and materials science contexts to describe the state of rubber or similar polymers before they are treated. - It modifies nouns like "rubber," "material," or "compound." - It is the opposite of "vulcanized."

Examples

• The factory received a shipment of unvulcanised rubber sheets for processing.
• For this prototype, we need an unvulcanised compound to test its initial elasticity.
• The properties of unvulcanised natural rubber are very different from those of the finished product.

Advanced Usage

• "unvulcanised state": Refers to the raw, untreated condition of the material.
  • The polymer must remain in its unvulcanised state until it is molded into the final shape.

Variants and Related Words

• Unvulcanized (adjective): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning as "unvulcanised."
• Vulcanise/Vulcanize (verb): To subject rubber to the vulcanization process.
• Vulcanisation/Vulcanization (noun): The process itself.

Synonyms

• Non-vulcanized
• Raw (in specific contexts, e.g., "raw rubber")
• Untreated (in this specific chemical context)

Antonyms

• Vulcanised/Vulcanized
• Cured (in the context of rubber processing)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used of rubber) not subjected to the process of vulcanization

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unvulcanized