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heat-treat

[heet-treet]
–verb (used with object)
to subject (a metal or alloy) to controlled heating and cooling to improve hardness or other properties.

Origin:
1905–10


heat treatment, noun
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heat-treat   (hēt'trēt')
tr.v.   heat-treat·ed, heat-treat·ing, heat-treats
To treat (metal, for example) by alternate heating and cooling in order to produce desired characteristics, such as increased hardness; temper.
heat treater n., heat treatment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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