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Definition of Annealing
1. Noun. Hardening something by heat treatment.
Definition of Annealing
1. n. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.
Definition of Annealing
1. Noun. The act of heating solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of anneal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Annealing
1. anneal [v] - See also: anneal
Medical Definition of Annealing
1. 1. Toughening upon slow cooling. 2. Used in the context of DNA renaturation after temperature dissociation of the two strands. Rate of annealing is a function of complementarity. 3. Fusion of microtubules or microfilaments end to end. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)
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