Unannealed vs. Anneal

Unannealedadjective

Not annealed.

Unannealedadjective

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

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.

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.

Annealverb

To strengthen or harden.

Annealnoun

An act of annealing.

Annealverb

To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

Annealverb

To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.

Annealverb

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