anneal /ə-nēlˈ/

1. To heat and cool gradually (glass, metals), esp in order to temper or toughen
2. To heat (eg glass) in order to fix colours on (archaic)
3. To strengthen, toughen
4. To reform the duplex structure of (a nucleic acid) (biochemistry)

annealˈer noun

annealˈing noun

• water bottle
• water bottles
• water bouget
• water bougets
• water-bound
• water box
• water boxes
• water-brain
• water-brains
• water brash
• water brashes
• water break
• water breaks
• water-breather
• water-breathers
• water-breathing
• water brose
• waterbuck
• waterbucks
• water buffalo
• water buffaloes
• water bug
• water bugs
• water bull
• water bulls