crystallize

anneals

/əˈniːl/

verb

Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work.

copper tubes must be annealed after bending or they will be brittle

solidify,set,become hard,become solid,congeal,clot,coagulate,stiffen,thicken,cake,freeze,bake,crystallize

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annealing

/əˈniːl/

verb

Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work.

copper tubes must be annealed after bending or they will be brittle

solidify,set,become hard,become solid,congeal,clot,coagulate,stiffen,thicken,cake,freeze,bake,crystallize

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annealed

/əˈniːl/

verb

Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work.

copper tubes must be annealed after bending or they will be brittle

solidify,set,become hard,become solid,congeal,clot,coagulate,stiffen,thicken,cake,freeze,bake,crystallize

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anneal

/əˈnil/

transitive verb

Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work.

copper tubes must be annealed after bending or they will be brittle

solidify,set,become hard,become solid,congeal,clot,coagulate,stiffen,thicken,cake,freeze,bake,crystallize

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