ANNEAL


Meaning of ANNEAL in English

[ ə'ni:l ]

■ verb

1》 heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses.

2》 Biochemistry recombine (DNA) in the double-stranded form.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

OE onlan 'set on fire', from on + lan 'burn, bake' from āl 'fire, burning'.

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