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anneals
verb(an-neal)
to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace
anneals
verb(an-neal)
to cause two complementary strands of nucleic acid (such as DNA or RNA) to join by hydrogen bonding; also : to induce the binding of a genetic primer to a complementary single-stranded nucleic acid by slowly cooling single strands obtained from the heating and separation of double-stranded DNA or RNA
anneals
verb(an-neal)
strengthen, toughen

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