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anneal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
anneal
(verb)
anneal
/ə
ˈ
niːl/
verb
anneals
;
annealed
;
annealing
anneal
/ə
ˈ
niːl/
verb
anneals
;
annealed
;
annealing
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANNEAL
[
+ object
]
technical
:
to heat and then slowly cool (metal, glass, etc.) in order to make it stronger
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