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verb
- 1. heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work: "copper tubes must be annealed after bending or they will be brittle"
- 2. recombine (DNA) in the double-stranded form.
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Learn the origin, usage and examples of the word anneal, which means to heat and cool a material or a nucleic acid for softening, strengthening or binding. Find synonyms, related words and podcast entries on anneal.
Anneal is a verb that means to heat something to remove or prevent internal stress, toughen, or temper it. It can also be a noun for the act, instance, or product of annealing.
Anneal means to heat and cool something to make it stronger or more flexible. It can also mean to remove stress or defects from something, or to toughen the will or determination. See different sources and translations of the word anneal.
Anneal is a verb that means to make metal or glass soft by heating and then cooling it slowly. Learn how to use anneal in sentences, compare it with temper, and hear its pronunciation in British and American English.
Anneal means to temper or toughen something by heat treatment, or to strengthen the mind or will. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of anneal with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Anneal is a verb that means to make metal or glass soft by heating and then cooling it slowly. Learn how to use anneal in a sentence, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.
When you anneal metal or glass, you heat it and then cool it in order to make it less brittle and more malleable.
