verb🔗ShareRecuireTo 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."The glassblower carefully annealed the delicate vase to prevent it from shattering easily. "Le souffleur de verre a soigneusement recuit le vase délicat pour l'empêcher de se briser facilement.materialtechnicalprocessindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRefroidir lentement le verre pour minimiser les contraintes internesTo cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress."After blowing the glass vase, the artist is annealing it slowly to prevent cracks from forming as it cools. "Après avoir soufflé le vase en verre, l'artiste le recuit lentement pour éviter la formation de fissures pendant qu'il refroidit.materialtechnicalscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCuire des couleurs sur du verre ou une autre surfaceTo burn colors onto a glass or other surface."The glass artist is annealing the intricate designs onto the vase, ensuring the colorful patterns become permanently fused to the surface. "L'artiste verrier cuit les motifs complexes sur le vase, garantissant que les motifs colorés soient fixés de façon permanente à la surface.materialarttechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHybrider, apparierTo make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand."In the lab, the scientist carefully annealed the DNA primers to the target sequence, preparing it for PCR. "En laboratoire, le scientifique a soigneusement hybridé les amorces d'ADN à la séquence cible, la préparant pour la PCR.biologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenforcer, durcirTo strengthen or harden."The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."L'expérience les a renforcés, renforçant leur détermination.materialtechnologyprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecuitThe heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice."Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish."Sans recuit, la qualité de nos produits métalliques diminuera.materialtechnicalprocessscienceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading