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

• potamogetons
• potamological
• potamologies
• potamologist
• potamologists
• potamology
• pot-ash
• potash
• potash alum
• potashed
• pot ashes
• pot-ashes
• potashes
• potashing
• potash water
• potass
• potassa
• potassas
• potassic
• potassium
• potassium-argon dating
• potassium carbonate
• potassium chlorate
• potassium chloride
• potassium cyanide