anneal
verb (used with object)
to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
will anneal
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future tenseof anneal.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But in the alkaline waters of these springs, the carbonate in the water will anneal to the shell of a snail, causing snail shells to grow increasingly heavy and unwieldy.
From Scientific American β Dec. 23, 2017
