reanneal

R1E1A1N1N1E1A1L1

verb

To anneal again

“a reannealed polymer”

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbreanneal (third-person singular simple present reanneals, present participle reannealing, simple past and past participle reannealed)

present singular third person reanneals · participle present reannealing · participle past reannealed · past reannealed

  1. To anneal again

    a reannealed polymer

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishanneal
  7. Englishreanneal

From re- + anneal.

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APA

reanneal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reanneal

MLA

“reanneal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reanneal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reanneal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reanneal.

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