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

• bowshot
• bowshots
• bow-side
• bow-sides
• bowsie
• bowsies
• bowsing
• bowsprit
• bowsprits
• bowstring
• bowstringed
• bowstring-hemp
• bowstringing
• bowstrings
• bowstrung
• bow the knee
• bow tie
• bow-tied
• bow ties
• bow wave
• bow waves
• bow window
• bow-windowed
• bow windows
• bowwow