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annealing.

The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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noun/əˈniːlɪŋ/
  1. The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.

    countable · uncountable
    Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish.
verb/əˈniːlɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of anneal

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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