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

• brass farthings
• brassfounder
• brassfounders
• brassfounding
• brassfoundings
• brass hat
• brass hats
• brassica
• brassicas
• brassie
• brassier
• brassiere
• brassieres
• brassies
• brassiest
• brassily
• brassiness
• brassinesses
• brassière
• brassières
• brass monkey
• brass monkeys
• brass neck
• brass necks
• brass off