Balkanize: 1. to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. 2. to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions
and not to be confused by Vulcanization: a chemical process in which polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic bridges composed of sulfur atoms or carbon to carbon bonds.
Or something to do with Spock, but I can't remember that one.
Quote: and not to be confused by Vulcanization: a chemical process in which polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic bridges composed of sulfur atoms or carbon to carbon bonds.
Or something to do with Spock, but I can't remember that one.
Process used to make rubber durable enough for applications such as auto tires...named for the Roman god of fire and the forge, long before pointy-eared aliens lived long and prospered!
