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verb (used with object)
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.
noun
6.
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English anelen, Old English anǣlan to kindle, equivalent to an- on + ǣlan to burn, akin to āl fire
before 1000; Middle English anelen, Old English anǣlan to kindle, equivalent to an- on + ǣlan to burn, akin to āl fire
Related forms
an·neal·er, noun
un·an·nealed, adjective
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anneal
O.E. onælan "to set on fire, kindle," from on- "on" + ælan "to burn, bake," from P.Gmc. *ailan, related to O.E. æled "fire, firebrand."
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