anneal
verb (used with object)
to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
annealed
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past participleof anneal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof anneal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
annealverb (used with object)to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
Example Sentences
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They were also annealed at different temperatures and treated with different organic salt additives.
From Science Daily β Oct. 30, 2023
Gonzalez-Torres and Laycock had seen and loved an earlier work by Horn — a thin, crumpled sheet of annealed gold.
From Washington Post β Jul. 28, 2022
The essence of the London story is retained, with stouthearted Buck being annealed by adversity, overcoming brutality, confusion and loneliness and then responding to the kindness of Thornton to become the leader of the pack.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 19, 2020
Next, the forward and reverse oligonucleotides were annealed and cloned into the pLKO.1 lentiviral vector, which was predigested with EcoRI and AgeI.
From Nature β Oct. 10, 2017
Riddick hoped that the conflict would produce an annealed group capable of directing the charrette once it got started.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
