Unannealed vs. Anneal

Unannealed vs. Anneal — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Unannealed and Anneal

Unannealedadjective

Not annealed.

Annealverb

(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

Unannealedadjective

(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

Annealverb

To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.

Annealverb

(archaic) To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.

Annealverb

To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.

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Annealverb

To strengthen or harden.

The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve.

Annealnoun

An act of annealing.

Annealverb

toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling;

temper glass