vulcain, n.m., (myth.) Vulcan; (fig.) smith, blacksmith; (butterfly) red-admiral.

vulcanien, -ne (-ni-in, -ni-è-n), adj., (geol.) plutonian, vulcanian.

vulcanisation, n.f., vulcanization.

vulcanisé, -e, adj., vulcanized.

vulcaniser, v.a., to vulcanize.

vulgaire, n.m. and adj., vulgar, common people; vulgar, common. Le —; the vulgar herd, the common run of people.

vulgairement (-ghèr-mān), adv., vulgarly, commonly, generally.

vulgarisateur, n.m., adj., vulgarizer (of knowledge); vulgarizing, popularizing.

vulgarisation, n.f., vulgarization, diffusing (of knowledge).

vulgariser, v.a., to vulgarize, to popularize.