Usually means: Chemically treating rubber to harden.
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  1. vulcanise: Merriam-Webster
  2. vulcanise: Collins English Dictionary
  3. vulcanise: Vocabulary.com
  4. vulcanise: Wiktionary
  5. vulcanise: Dictionary.com
  6. vulcanise: Rhymezone
  7. vulcanise: FreeDictionary.org
  8. vulcanise: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. vulcanise: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See vulcanises as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Vulcanise)

verb:  Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulcanize. [(transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable.]

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