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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Vul·can·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing ] To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
 Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc. --Knight.
 Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 vulcanized fiber
      n : a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
          or cloth [syn: fiber, fibre]