What's the difference between ebonite and ebonize?

Ebonite

Definition:

(n.) A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus.

Example Sentences:

(1) An increase of LM level of the whole system (M + medium + incubation + cell) was observed during M incubation in optically low-transparent (organic glass) and untransparent (ebonite) cells.

Definition:

(v. t.) To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.

Example Sentences:

(1) He further alleged that a black criminal suspect being reported on by the station was referred to as “just another thug” and that a black tape operator was told to “stop talking ebonics”.
(2) In the context of a wide bio-anthropological study project focused on the bio-historical processes involved in the areas, 278 adults of both sexes from the villages of Ebone and Bakwat (Bakaka Canton) were investigated for 14 erythrocyte and serum genetic polymorphisms (ACP1, ADA, EsD, GLO, Hb beta, GPX1, CAII, PGM1, SAHH, 6-PGD, Hp, Pi, Gc and Tf).