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

• cherry-bobs
• cherry bounce
• cherry bounces
• cherry brandies
• cherry brandy
• cherry-coal
• cherry-coals
• cherrying
• cherry laurel
• cherry laurels
• cherry-pepper
• cherry-peppers
• cherry-pick
• cherry-picked
• cherry picker
• cherry pickers
• cherry-picking
• cherry-picks
• cherry-pie
• cherry-pies
• cherry-pit
• cherry-pits
• cherry plum
• cherry plums
• cherry-stone