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Definitions for Anneal

[1] to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
[2] to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling.
[3] to toughen or temper.
[4] Biochemistry . to recombine (nucleic acid strands) at low temperature after separating by heat.
[5] to fuse colors onto (a vitreous or metallic surface) by heating.
[6] an act, instance, or product of annealing.
[7] to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
[8] to subject to or undergo some physical treatment, esp heating, that removes internal stress, crystal defects, and dislocations
[9] (tr) to toughen or strengthen (the will, determination, etc)
[10] (often foll by out) physics to disappear or cause to disappear by a rearrangement of atoms defects anneal out at different temperatures
[11] an act of annealing

Words related to Anneal

harden, thicken, toughen, temper

Words nearby Anneal

anne of bohemia, anne of brittany, anne of cleves, anne of denmark, anne of france, anneal, annectent, annectent gyrus, annecy, annelid, annelida

Origin of Anneal

before 1000; Middle English anelen, Old English anǣlan to kindle, equivalent to an- on + ǣlan to burn, akin to āl fire

Other words from Anneal

an·neal·er , noun
un·an·nealed , adjective

Word origin for Anneal

Old English onǣlan, from on + ǣlan to burn, from āl fire

Synonyms for Anneal

harden, temper, thicken, toughen