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

• whist
• whist drive
• whist drives
• whisted
• whisting
• whistle
• whistleable
• whistle away
• whistle-blower
• whistle-blowers
• whistle-blowing
• whistled
• whistled-drunk
• whistle down the wind
• whistle-drunk
• whistle fish
• whistle fishes
• whistle for
• whistle for a wind
• whistle in the dark
• whistle in the wind
• whistle off
• whistler
• whistlers
• whistles