First Known Use: 1664
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anneal
verb an·neal \ə-ˈnēl\
: to heat and then slowly cool (metal, glass, etc.) in order to make it stronger
Full Definition of ANNEAL
transitive verb
1
a : to heat and then cool (as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace b : to heat and then cool (double-stranded nucleic acid) in order to separate strands and induce combination at lower temperature with complementary strands
2
intransitive verb
: to be capable of combining with complementary nucleic acid by a process of heating and cooling
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Origin of ANNEAL
Middle English anelen to set on fire, from Old English onǣlan, from on + ǣlan to set on fire, burn, from āl fire; akin to Old English ǣled fire, Old Norse eldr
Rhymes with ANNEAL
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ANNEALED Defined for Kids
anneal
verb an·neal \ə-ˈnēl\
an·nealedan·neal·ing
Definition of ANNEAL for Kids
: to heat (as glass or steel) and then cool so as to toughen and make less brittle
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anneal
transitive verb an·neal \ə-ˈnē(ə)l\
Medical Definition of ANNEAL
1
: to heat and then cool (as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
2
: to heat and then cool (double-stranded nucleic acid) in order to separate strands and induce combination at lower temperatures especially with complementary strands
intransitive verb
: to be capable of combining with complementary nucleic acid by a process of heating and cooling <some bacterial nucleic acid anneals well with eukaryotic DNA>
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